Lesser Antillean Tanager (Stilpnia cucullata)
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Lesser Antillean Tanager

Stilpnia cucullata (Swainson, 1834)

14–15 cmLength28 gWeight

Busiest months: January–March and May · Most records: Grenada, St. Vincent & Grenadines

Where and when it's recorded

Lesser Antillean Tanager has been recorded at 24 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Dr Carter VetGrenada367 records
  2. Peter’s FieldGrenada118 records
  3. St. Vincent Parrot Preserve – Vermont trailSt. Vincent & Grenadines106 records
More places
  1. La Tante BeachGrenada94 records
  2. Montreal TrailSt. Vincent & Grenadines76 records
  3. Telescope Mangrove Pond and MarshlandsGrenada62 records
  4. Antoine LakeGrenada48 records
  5. Montreal GardensSt. Vincent & Grenadines37 records
  6. Botanical Gardens, KingstownSt. Vincent & Grenadines17 records
  7. Vermont Nature TrailSt. Vincent & Grenadines16 records

Countries and regions with the most records

GrenadaSt. Vincent & Grenadines

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 Lesser Antillean Tanager?

The Lesser Antillean Tanager is about 14–15 cm long and weighs around 28 g.

Where does the Lesser Antillean Tanager live?

Its breeding range: North America: Lesser Antilles. It is most often recorded in Grenada and St. Vincent & Grenadines.

When is the best time to see the Lesser Antillean Tanager?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February, March and May (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Lesser Antillean Tanager eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Lesser Antillean Tanager in?

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

At a glance

Length
14–15 cm
Weight
28 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
73 mm
Tail
52 mm
Bill
15 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

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

Range

North America: Lesser Antilles

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Stilpnia

Other birds in the genus Stilpnia

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Lesser Antillean Tanager

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