
Fawn-breasted Tanager
Pipraeidea melanonota (Vieillot, 1819)
14 cmLength21 gWeight
The fawn-breasted tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota) is a species of tanager with a blue head and yellow breast.
Most records: Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia
Where and when it's recorded
Fawn-breasted Tanager has been recorded at 359 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Cabañas San IsidroEcuador673 records
- Parque Natural ChicaqueColombia629 records
- Mindo – Vía a las cascadasEcuador557 records
More places
- Refugio Paz de las AvesEcuador478 records
- Milpe Bird SanctuaryEcuador434 records
- Santo André – Campo Grande e estrada do Rio ClaroBrazil419 records
- SFF Otún QuimbayaColombia392 records
- Santo André – Vila de ParanapiacabaBrazil314 records
- PN do Itatiaia – Agulhas Negras RoadBrazil299 records
- Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurArgentina293 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.
About
The fawn-breasted tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota) is a species of tanager with a blue head and yellow breast. It occurs in the Andes of northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, as well as in the highlands of northeastern Argentina, south Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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Questions
How big is the Fawn-breasted Tanager?
The Fawn-breasted Tanager is about 14 cm long and weighs around 21 g.
Where does the Fawn-breasted Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: northern, western, southeastern. It is most often recorded in Ecuador, Brazil and Colombia.
Is the Fawn-breasted Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Fawn-breasted Tanager as Least Concern.
What does the Fawn-breasted Tanager eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Fawn-breasted Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 14 cm
- Weight
- 21 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 80 mm
- Tail
- 58 mm
- Bill
- 13 mm
- Tarsus
- 18 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: northern, western, southeastern
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Pipraeidea
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- EnglishFawn-breasted Tanager
- 简体中文黄胸裸鼻雀
- 繁體中文茶胸裸鼻雀
- 日本語アオボウシフウキンチョウ
- DeutschSchwarzwangentangare
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- EspañolTangara de antifaz
- Portuguêssaíra-viúva
- ItalianoTanagra pettofulvo
- NederlandsMaskertangare
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