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Golden-backed Mountain Tanager
Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis
Golden-backed Mountain Tanager (Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Golden-backed Mountain Tanager (Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 85 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Cnemathraupis
- Species aureodorsalis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 85 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Golden-backed Mountain Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Golden-backed Mountain Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Golden-backed Mountain Tanager (Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Peru.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 85 g, with a wing length of about 12.3 cm and a tail of around 10.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2,446 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Golden-backed Mountain Tanager?
The Golden-backed Mountain Tanager is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 85 g.
Where does the Golden-backed Mountain Tanager live?
The Golden-backed Mountain Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Golden-backed Mountain Tanager belong to?
The Golden-backed Mountain Tanager (Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Golden-backed Mountain Tanager eat?
The Golden-backed Mountain Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Golden-backed Mountain Tanager migrate?
The Golden-backed Mountain Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Golden-backed Mountain Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Golden-backed Mountain Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Golden-backed Mountain 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 Golden-backed Mountain Tanager's range?
The Golden-backed Mountain Tanager has a mapped global range of about 2,446 km².
Conservation
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