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ForestCup nestSmall · 34 g
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The blue-backed tanager is, on average, 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs 33–36 g (1.2–1.3 oz). It is a striking species, with males having bright blue upperparts and heads down to the breast, with the remainder of the underparts being golden-yellow. The lores are black and the wing coverts are dark. Females have a lighter cerulean coloration, compared to the male's cadet-blue, which is restricted to the upperparts; the underparts are yellow up to the sides of the head and the lores.
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When to see the Blue-backed Tanager
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Blue-backed Tanager
The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in France.
About the Blue-backed Tanager
The blue-backed tanager is a species of South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Cyanicterus. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Easily confused with
Parodi's HemispingusKleinothraupis parodiiParodi's hemispingus is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, endemic to Peru.
Bolivian Warbling FinchPoospiza bolivianaThe Bolivian warbling finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
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