Silver-backed Tanager (Stilpnia viridicollis)
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Silver-backed Tanager

Stilpnia viridicollis (Taczanowski, 1884)

21 gWeight

Busiest months: July and October · Most records: Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia

Where and when it's recorded

Silver-backed Tanager has been recorded at 28 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. ACP Abra Patricia – Owlet LodgePeru792 records
  2. Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo HotelPeru745 records
  3. Reserva HuemboPeru490 records
More places
  1. ACP Bosque de ChurumazúPeru330 records
  2. Bosque de Protección Alto Mayo – Fundo Alto NievaPeru222 records
  3. Machu Picchu Pueblo/Aguas Calientes (Valqui B3.3)Peru151 records
  4. Ipal EcolodgePeru122 records
  5. Santuario Historico Machu Picchu – Machu Picchu Ruinas (Valqui B3.2)Peru94 records
  6. Reserva Tapichalaca y Casa SimpsonEcuador90 records
  7. Trocha Cresta de San LorenzoPeru67 records

Countries and regions with the most records

PeruEcuadorBolivia

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 Silver-backed Tanager?

The Silver-backed Tanager weighs around 21 g.

Where does the Silver-backed Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It is most often recorded in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.

When is the best time to see the Silver-backed Tanager?

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

What does the Silver-backed Tanager eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Silver-backed Tanager in?

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

At a glance

Weight
21 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
77 mm
Tail
52 mm
Bill
15 mm
Tarsus
17 mm

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

Range

South America: Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Stilpnia

Other birds in the genus Stilpnia

Silver-backed Tanager

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