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Black-backed Bush Tanager
Urothraupis stolzmanni
Black-backed Bush Tanager (Urothraupis stolzmanni) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Black-backed Bush Tanager (Urothraupis stolzmanni) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 23.1 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 Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Urothraupis
- Species stolzmanni
Quick facts
- Weight
- 23.1 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Black-backed Bush Tanager is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Black-backed Bush Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Black-backed Bush Tanager (Urothraupis stolzmanni) belongs to the Thraupidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA high Andean Colombia and Ecuador.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 23.1 g, with a wing length of about 7.4 cm and a tail of around 7.4 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 36,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Black-backed Bush Tanager?
The Black-backed Bush Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 23.1 g.
Where does the Black-backed Bush Tanager live?
The Black-backed Bush Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA high Andean Colombia and Ecuador, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Black-backed Bush Tanager belong to?
The Black-backed Bush Tanager (Urothraupis stolzmanni) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Black-backed Bush Tanager eat?
The Black-backed Bush Tanager is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Black-backed Bush Tanager migrate?
The Black-backed Bush Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Black-backed Bush 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 Black-backed Bush Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Black-backed Bush Tanager — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Black-backed Bush Tanager's range?
The Black-backed Bush Tanager has a mapped global range of about 36,000 km².
Conservation
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