Yellow-backed Tanager
Hemithraupis flavicollis
The Yellow-backed Tanager (Hemithraupis flavicollis) is a rare tanager found in 10 countries, weighing about 13 g. The yellow-backed tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers.
About the Yellow-backed Tanager
The yellow-backed tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also extreme eastern Panama in Central America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.
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How to identify it
The yellow-backed tanager is a relatively small tanager. It has a body mass of 12.9 g and a tail length of around 5 cm with the females having a slightly shorter tail. Like many tanagers, the yellow-backed tanager is sexually dimorphic, with vibrantly coloured males and duller females. While the males of different subspecies vary, most have a black head, neck, wings, and tail; a bright yellow throat, vent, and back; and a white breast, belly, and undertail coverts.
Where it lives
When to see it
The Yellow-backed Tanager can be seen all year round, with peak activity in July. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Yellow-backed Tanager?
- The yellow-backed tanager is a relatively small tanager. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Yellow-backed Tanager?
- The Yellow-backed Tanager is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.
- Where can you see a Yellow-backed Tanager?
- The Yellow-backed Tanager occurs in 10 countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Guyana.
- What birds look similar to a Yellow-backed Tanager?
- The Yellow-backed Tanager is most easily confused with the Rufous-headed Tanager and the Guira Tanager.
- Is the Yellow-backed Tanager endangered?
- The Yellow-backed Tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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