Chestnut-backed tanager

Chestnut-backed tanager
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Stilpnia
Species:
S. preciosa
Binomial name
Stilpnia preciosa
(Cabanis, 1851)

The chestnut-backed tanager (Stilpnia preciosa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in southern Brazil, north-eastern Argentina, eastern Paraguay, and Uruguay in mature forests (especially edges) up to 1000m elevation. It is closely related to the rarer black-backed tanager, which have identical plumage except for the males' mantle (back feathers). Females of the two species are virtually indistinguishable by plumage. This bird is characterized by its blue-green breast and chestnut back. It was previously considered a color morph of the black-backed tanager (Stilpnia peruviana); however, Stilpnia is not known to have polymorphism, and the two species have different habitat preferences and breeding range.[2][3] The tanager is reported as fairly common in part of its range and unlikely to face any particular threats; as a result, the IUCN has listed it as being of Least Concern.[4]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tangara preciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22722894A94791641. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22722894A94791641.en. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ Hilty, Steven (2020). "Chestnut-backed Tanager (Stilpnia preciosa), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.chbtan1.01. ISSN 2771-3105.
  3. ^ Hilty, Steven; de Juana, Eduardo (2020). "Black-backed Tanager (Stilpnia peruviana), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.blbtan1.01. ISSN 2771-3105.
  4. ^ "Chestnut-backed Tanager (Tangara preciosa) | Summary | BirdLife International". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2024-12-19.


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