Chestnut-backed Tanager (Stilpnia preciosa)
About the Chestnut-backed Tanager
The chestnut-backed tanager (Stilpnia preciosa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in southern Brazil, north-eastern Argentina, eastern Paraguay, and Uruguay in mature forests (especially edges) up to 1000m elevation. It is closely related to the rarer black-backed tanager, which have identical plumage except for the males' mantle (back feathers). Females of the two species are virtually indistinguishable by plumage. This bird is characterized by its blue-green breast and chestnut back. It was previously considered a color morph of the black-backed tanager (Stilpnia peruviana); however, Stilpnia is not known to be polymorphic, and the two species have different habitat preferences and breeding range. The tanager is reported as fairly common in part of its range and unlikely to face any particular threats; as a result, the IUCN has listed it as being of Least Concern.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 32 recordings for this species: 4 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.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay 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.