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Red-billed Pied Tanager
Lamprospiza melanoleuca
Red-billed Pied Tanager (Lamprospiza melanoleuca) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Red-billed Pied Tanager (Lamprospiza melanoleuca) is a member of the Mitrospingidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 34 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Mitrospingidae Mitrospingid Tanagers
- Genus Lamprospiza
- Species melanoleuca
Quick facts
- Weight
- 34 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Mitrospingidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-billed Pied Tanager is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Red-billed Pied Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-billed Pied Tanager (Lamprospiza melanoleuca) is a member of the Mitrospingidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 34 g, with a wing length of about 9.3 cm and a tail of around 6.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-billed Pied Tanager?
The Red-billed Pied Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 34 g.
Where does the Red-billed Pied Tanager live?
The Red-billed Pied Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA Amazonia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Red-billed Pied Tanager belong to?
The Red-billed Pied Tanager (Lamprospiza melanoleuca) belongs to the Mitrospingidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red-billed Pied Tanager eat?
The Red-billed Pied Tanager is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Red-billed Pied Tanager migrate?
The Red-billed Pied Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-billed Pied Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Red-billed Pied Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Red-billed Pied Tanager — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Red-billed Pied Tanager's range?
The Red-billed Pied Tanager has a mapped global range of about 3.4 million km².
Conservation
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