Red-billed Pied Tanager
Lamprospiza melanoleuca
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Mitrospingid Tanagers (Mitrospingidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The red-billed pied tanager (Lamprospiza melanoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Mitrospingidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname. Placed in family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers, for over two centuries, the International Ornithological Committee reclassified this species to Mitrospingidae in 2018.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Amazonian Brazil, adjacent northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, and the Guianas.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Red-billed pied tanager
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
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