Sira Tanager (Stilpnia phillipsi)
About the Sira Tanager
The Sira tanager (Stilpnia phillipsi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Peru and exists only in the Sira range. It was first discovered in July 1969 on an expedition from Graves and Weske. Between 1969 and 1972, John Terborgh and Weske reported about their collections in the Cerros del Sira on the discovery of this new species of tanager that is related to the black-capped tanager. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 2 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND. 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 Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heineirecording
- Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollisrecording
- Masked TanagerStilpnia nigrocinctarecording
- Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolinarecording
- Silver-backed TanagerStilpnia viridicollisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.