Fawn-breasted Tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota)
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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

Least Concern

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

  1. Cabañas San IsidroEcuador673 records
  2. Parque Natural ChicaqueColombia629 records
  3. Mindo – Vía a las cascadasEcuador557 records
More places
  1. Refugio Paz de las AvesEcuador478 records
  2. Milpe Bird SanctuaryEcuador434 records
  3. Santo André – Campo Grande e estrada do Rio ClaroBrazil419 records
  4. SFF Otún QuimbayaColombia392 records
  5. Santo André – Vila de ParanapiacabaBrazil314 records
  6. PN do Itatiaia – Agulhas Negras RoadBrazil299 records
  7. Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurArgentina293 records

Countries and regions with the most records

EcuadorBrazilColombiaArgentinaPeruUruguayVenezuelaBolivia

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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Fawn-breasted Tanager

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