Silver-backed Tanager
Stilpnia viridicollis(Taczanowski, W, 1884)
English (US) Silver-backed Tanager
The Silver-backed Tanager (Stilpnia viridicollis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Stilpnia viridicollis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Silver-backed Tanager
- Described by
- (Taczanowski, W, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Stilpnia viridicollis fulvigula
- Stilpnia viridicollis viridicollis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Calliste argentea viridicollis
- Described by
- (Taczanowski, W, 1884)
- Type locality
- Huiro, 4,800 feet., [Cuzco,] Peru.
- Original description
- Ornithologie du Pérou 2 p.468
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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