Opal-rumped Tanager

Tangara velia (Linnaeus, 1758)

21 gWeight

The opal-rumped tanager (Tangara velia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

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

Opal-rumped Tanager has been recorded at 106 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Sani LodgeEcuador489 records
Sacha LodgeEcuador444 records
Porto Seguro – RPPN Estação VeracelBrazil388 records

More places

Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil249 records
Napo Wildlife CenterEcuador176 records
Fredberg – Zintete LodgeSuriname158 records
ExplorNapo Lodge – Amazon Canopy WalkwayPeru146 records
Parque Ecológico de GunmaBrazil144 records
Tiputini Biodiversity StationEcuador143 records
Cristalino Lodge – Torre 2 e trilhaBrazil138 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador Brazil Peru Colombia Suriname Venezuela French Guiana Guyana

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 opal-rumped tanager (Tangara velia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest of South America. The population of the Atlantic Forest has a far paler chest than the other populations, and has often been considered a separate species as the silvery-breasted tanager (Tangara cyanomelas).

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