Black-headed Tanager
Stilpnia cyanoptera
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The black-headed tanager (Stilpnia cyanoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found in the Andes of northeastern Colombia and the Venezuelan Coastal Range.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. The black-hooded tanager (Stilpnia whitelyi) was formerly considered to be conspecific with this species.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Mountains of northern Colombia to northern Venezuela.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Black-headed tanager
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
