How big is a Black-and-white Tanager?

The Black-and-white Tanager is a small sized bird weighing about 25 g.

Where can you see a Black-and-white Tanager?

The Black-and-white Tanager occurs in 4 countries, including Ecuador and Peru.

What does a Black-and-white Tanager sound like?

You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Black-and-white Tanager on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Black-and-white Tanager?

The Black-and-white Tanager is most easily confused with the Cone-billed Tanager.

Is the Black-and-white Tanager endangered?

The Black-and-white Tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Black-and-white Tanager

Conothraupis speculigera

Tanagers and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Black-and-white Tanager (Conothraupis speculigera) is a legendary tanager found in 4 countries, weighing about 25 g. The black-and-white tanager is a tanager found in the Tumbes region of southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru; it migrates eastwards as far as Acre.

Least ConcernLegendaryEats invertebrateswoodlandcup nest25 g

Black-and-white Tanager (Conothraupis speculigera), photo 1 — Photo: David F. Belmonte · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Black-and-white Tanager

The black-and-white tanager is a tanager found in the Tumbes region of southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru; it migrates eastwards as far as Acre. The only other member of its genus is the recently rediscovered cone-billed tanager.

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What the Black-and-white Tanager sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Ecuador Peru

Recorded as a rare visitor in Brazil, French Guiana.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, September, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Cone-billed TanagerConothraupis mesoleuca

Quick questions

What does a Black-and-white Tanager look like?: The black-and-white tanager is a tanager found in the Tumbes region of southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru; it migrates eastwards as far as Acre.
How big is a Black-and-white Tanager?: The Black-and-white Tanager is a small sized bird weighing about 25 g.
Where can you see a Black-and-white Tanager?: The Black-and-white Tanager occurs in 4 countries, including Ecuador and Peru.
What does a Black-and-white Tanager sound like?: You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Black-and-white Tanager on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Black-and-white Tanager?: The Black-and-white Tanager is most easily confused with the Cone-billed Tanager.
Is the Black-and-white Tanager endangered?: The Black-and-white Tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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