Blue-necked Tanager (Stilpnia cyanicollis)
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Blue-necked Tanager

Stilpnia cyanicollis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

12 cmLength17 gWeight

Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Where and when it's recorded

Blue-necked Tanager has been recorded at 222 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. WildSumaco LodgeEcuador3,501 records
  2. Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature ReserveColombia2,017 records
  3. Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise LodgePeru1,609 records
More places
  1. Rio Silanche Bird SanctuaryEcuador1,591 records
  2. Mindo – Vía a las cascadasEcuador1,505 records
  3. Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo HotelPeru1,261 records
  4. Laguna El TabacalColombia1,240 records
  5. Milpe Bird SanctuaryEcuador1,072 records
  6. Alambi ReserveEcuador1,050 records
  7. Wayra ReserveEcuador983 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ColombiaEcuadorPeruBrazilVenezuelaBolivia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Blue-necked Tanager?

The Blue-necked Tanager is about 12 cm long and weighs around 17 g.

Where does the Blue-necked Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

What does the Blue-necked Tanager eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Blue-necked Tanager in?

It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
12 cm
Weight
17 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
66 mm
Tail
46 mm
Bill
12 mm
Tarsus
17 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: Amazonia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Stilpnia

Other birds in the genus Stilpnia

Blue-necked Tanager

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