Black-backed tanager

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Black-backed tanager
male
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Stilpnia
Species:
S. peruviana
Binomial name
Stilpnia peruviana
(Desmarest, 1806)

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[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Tangara peruviana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.