
Scrub Tanager
Stilpnia vitriolina (Cabanis, 1851)
23 gWeight
Busiest months: January–February and November · Most records: Colombia, Ecuador
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: January–February and November · Most records: Colombia, Ecuador
Scrub Tanager has been recorded at 111 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature ReserveColombia2,851 records
- Puembo Birding GardenEcuador1,225 records
- Parque Tematico Cafetero Finca La Pedregoza, San Antonio del TequendamaColombia1,211 records
More places
- Las Tangaras ProAves ReserveColombia1,115 records
- Reinita Cielo Azul ProAves ReserveColombia1,059 records
- Camino Montezuma – Montezuma Rainforest LodgeColombia1,047 records
- Arrierito Antioqueño ProAves ReserveColombia1,044 records
- Ecoparque Los Alcázares-ArenilloColombia1,033 records
- Finca La AraucanaColombia999 records
- Quebrada grande san antonio del tequendamaColombia984 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 Scrub Tanager?
The Scrub Tanager weighs around 23 g.
Where does the Scrub Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: Colombia and Ecuador. It is most often recorded in Colombia and Ecuador.
When is the best time to see the Scrub Tanager?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and November (Northern Hemisphere).
What does the Scrub Tanager eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Scrub Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 23 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 73 mm
- Tail
- 57 mm
- Bill
- 12 mm
- Tarsus
- 20 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: Colombia and Ecuador
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
Green-capped TanagerStilpnia meyerdeschauenseei
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- EnglishScrub Tanager
- 简体中文朱顶靓唐纳雀
- 繁體中文朱頂唐加拉雀
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