
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
- ACP Abra Patricia – Owlet LodgePeru792 records
- Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo HotelPeru745 records
- Reserva HuemboPeru490 records
More places
- ACP Bosque de ChurumazúPeru330 records
- Bosque de Protección Alto Mayo – Fundo Alto NievaPeru222 records
- Machu Picchu Pueblo/Aguas Calientes (Valqui B3.3)Peru151 records
- Ipal EcolodgePeru122 records
- Santuario Historico Machu Picchu – Machu Picchu Ruinas (Valqui B3.2)Peru94 records
- Reserva Tapichalaca y Casa SimpsonEcuador90 records
- Trocha Cresta de San LorenzoPeru67 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 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
Black-headed TanagerStilpnia cyanoptera
Black-hooded TanagerStilpnia whitelyi
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
Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina
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In other languages
- EnglishSilver-backed Tanager
- 简体中文银背靓唐纳雀
- 繁體中文銀色唐加拉雀
- 日本語ギンイロフウキンチョウ
- DeutschGoldkehltangare
- FrançaisCalliste argenté
- EspañolTangara dorsiplateada
- Portuguêssaíra-prateada
- ItalianoTanagra dorsoargento
- NederlandsZilvertangare
- РусскийСеребристая танагра
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