Silver-backed tanager

Silver-backed tanager
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Stilpnia
Species:
S. viridicollis
Binomial name
Stilpnia viridicollis
(Taczanowski, 1884)

The silver-backed tanager (Stilpnia viridicollis), also known as the silvery tanager, is a species of bird in the tanager family. It is found in humid highland forests in southern Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. It is regularly spotted at Machu Picchu.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2016). "Tangara viridicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22722942A94794834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22722942A94794834.en. Retrieved 31 July 2025.


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