Black-backed tanager

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Black-backed tanager
Tangara peruviana - Black-backed Tanager (male); Ilha do Mel, Parana, Brazil.jpg
male
Tangara peruviana - Black-backed Tanager (female); Bertioga, Sao Paulo, Brazil.jpg
female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Stilpnia
Species:
S. peruviana
Binomial name
Stilpnia peruviana
(Desmarest, 1806)
Tangara peruviana map.svg
Synonyms

Tangara peruviana

The black-backed tanager (Stilpnia peruviana) is a bird species in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to the forests and shrubs of south-eastern Brazil. When first described, it was mistakenly believed that it originates from Peru, leading to the misleading scientific name peruviana. It is closely related to the chestnut-backed tanager, and the two have sometimes been considered conspecific.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Tangara peruviana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22722890A132158824. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22722890A132158824.en . Retrieved 6 December 2023.