Masked Tanager (Stilpnia nigrocincta)
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Masked Tanager

Stilpnia nigrocincta (Bonaparte, 1838)

17 gWeight

Busiest months: July–August and October–November · Most records: Peru, Colombia, Ecuador

Where and when it's recorded

Masked Tanager has been recorded at 92 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Reserva Natural La Isla EscondidaColombia598 records
  2. Los Amigos Biological StationPeru363 records
  3. Sani LodgeEcuador320 records
More places
  1. Sacha LodgeEcuador314 records
  2. Sadiri LodgeBolivia288 records
  3. Bosque BavariaColombia260 records
  4. Reserva Arena BlancaPeru245 records
  5. El Escondite Reserva NaturalColombia241 records
  6. Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil181 records
  7. ACR Cordillera Escalera – El Mono y La GataPeru177 records

Countries and regions with the most records

PeruColombiaEcuadorBrazilBoliviaVenezuela

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 Masked Tanager?

The Masked Tanager weighs around 17 g.

Where does the Masked Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: northern, western Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.

When is the best time to see the Masked Tanager?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July, August, October and November (Southern Hemisphere).

What does the Masked Tanager eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Masked Tanager in?

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

At a glance

Weight
17 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
68 mm
Tail
48 mm
Bill
12 mm
Tarsus
15 mm

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

Range

South America: northern, western Amazonia

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 TanagerBlack-headed TanagerStilpnia cyanopteraBlack-hooded TanagerBlack-hooded TanagerStilpnia whitelyiSilver-backed TanagerSilver-backed TanagerStilpnia viridicollisSira TanagerSira TanagerStilpnia phillipsiStraw-backed TanagerStraw-backed TanagerStilpnia argyrofengesBlack-capped TanagerBlack-capped TanagerStilpnia heineiGolden-hooded TanagerGolden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataBlue-necked TanagerBlue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollisBlack-backed TanagerBlack-backed TanagerStilpnia peruvianaChestnut-backed TanagerChestnut-backed TanagerStilpnia preciosaGreen-capped TanagerGreen-capped TanagerStilpnia meyerdeschauenseeiScrub TanagerScrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina
Masked Tanager

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