- Stilpnia peruviana
Tangara peruviana
Identification
14 cm (5½ in)
- Bluish-turquoise underparts
- Pale reddish-brown vent and undertail-coverts.
Male
- Chestnut crown, nape and head sides
- Dark mask around eyes and lores
- Black back
- Yellowish-buff rump and wing-coverts
- Dusky wings with greenish fringes
Female - duller and greener, lacks black on back, dull green wing-coverts.
Distribution
South America: found in the lowlands of south-eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species used to be placed in genus Tangara.
Habitat
Coastal forest with sandy soil, scrub, woodland borders and secondary forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fruit, with some insects and spiders.
Breeding
Apparently they sometimes use the bulky nests of Monk Parakeet.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-backed Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-backed_Tanager
