About the Olive-backed Tanager
The olive-backed tanager is a species of bird in the family Mitrospingidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
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The olive-backed tanager is 19 cm (7.5 in) long and weighs 35.5 to 46 g (1.25 to 1.62 oz). The nominate subspecies' forehead and face are dark gray and the throat paler gray. The head, mantle, and back are deep olive green; the breast is olive-yellow becoming brighter and more yellow on the belly. M. o. obscuripectus is very similar but the upper parts are a darker olive. The juvenile is duller and plainer than the adult and does not have the gray "mask". Voice: The olive-backed tanager's song is rendered as "zweee-eet?" or "zwee-er-eet?" that is sometimes repeatedly sounded . It makes several thin, high-pitched calls while foraging .
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Where the Olive-backed Tanager lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Brazil.
When to see the Olive-backed Tanager
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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