Olive-backed Tanager (Mitrospingus oleagineus)
About the Olive-backed Tanager
The olive-backed tanager (Mitrospingus oleagineus) is a species of bird in the family Mitrospingidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. The olive-backed tanager and the three other species in family Mitrospingidae were previously placed in family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. A 2013 publication detailed how they did not belong there and proposed the new family for them. The North and South American Classification Committees of the American Ornithological Society accepted the new placement in July 2017 and March 2019, respectively. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) followed suit in January 2018. The olive-backed tanager has two subspecies, the nominate Mitrospingus oleagineus oleagineus and M. o. obscuripectus.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 14 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.