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Green-capped Tanager
Stilpnia meyerdeschauenseei (Schulenberg & Binford, 1985)
26 gWeight
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
Questions
How big is the Green-capped Tanager?
The Green-capped Tanager weighs around 26 g.
Where does the Green-capped Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: Peru.
What does the Green-capped Tanager eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Green-capped Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 26 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 74 mm
- Tail
- 60 mm
- Bill
- 14 mm
- Tarsus
- 19 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: Peru
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
Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina
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