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Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)
18 gWeight
Busiest months: August–October · Most records: Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia
Where and when it's recorded
Burnished-buff Tanager has been recorded at 188 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil1,007 records
- Rio Claro – Campus da UNESPBrazil871 records
- Nova Friburgo – Ecolodge ItororóBrazil730 records
More places
- Salesópolis – Sítio MacuquinhoBrazil669 records
- Botucatu – DemétriaBrazil615 records
- RPPN Pedra D'AntasBrazil483 records
- Botumirim – Reserva Natural Rolinha-do-planaltoBrazil356 records
- Carapicuíba – Condomínio Palos VerdesBrazil317 records
- PE IntervalesBrazil316 records
- Alto Paraíso de Goiás – área urbanaBrazil285 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 Burnished-buff Tanager?
The Burnished-buff Tanager weighs around 18 g.
Where does the Burnished-buff Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: Amazonia and southeastern, south-central South America. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia.
When is the best time to see the Burnished-buff Tanager?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August, September and October (Southern Hemisphere).
What does the Burnished-buff Tanager eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Burnished-buff Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 18 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 72 mm
- Tail
- 51 mm
- Bill
- 13 mm
- Tarsus
- 17 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: Amazonia and southeastern, south-central South America
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Stilpnia
Other birds in the genus Stilpnia
Black-headed TanagerStilpnia cyanoptera
Black-hooded TanagerStilpnia whitelyi
Silver-backed TanagerStilpnia viridicollis
Sira TanagerStilpnia phillipsi
Straw-backed TanagerStilpnia argyrofenges
Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heinei
Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
Masked TanagerStilpnia nigrocincta
Black-backed TanagerStilpnia peruviana
Chestnut-backed TanagerStilpnia preciosa
Green-capped TanagerStilpnia meyerdeschauenseei
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