- Cyanicterus cyanicterus
Identification
17 cm (6¾ in)
- Orange iris
- Heavy, slightly curved bill
Male
- Bright blue head, throat and upper breast
Female
- Bright blue upperparts
- Yellow face
- Buffy throat and breast
- Bright yellow belly
Distribution
South America: found in eastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and north-eastern Brazil
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Canopy of moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Diet
There is very little information available. They are known to eat insects, such as beetles and are thought to include some fruit too.
Breeding
They nest in trees and the nest is lined with woodchips, bark, feathers and moss.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-backed Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-backed_Tanager
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
