Azure-shouldered Tanager vs Black-backed Bush Tanager

Tangara cyanoptera compared with Urothraupis stolzmanni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Azure-shouldered Tanager Black-backed Bush Tanager
Scientific Name Tangara cyanoptera Urothraupis stolzmanni
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Thraupidae Thraupidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 19.2 cm (7.6 in) 14.7 cm (5.8 in)
Weight 43.0 g (1.52 oz) 23.0 g (0.81 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-3 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Azure-shouldered Tanager only

Black-backed Bush Tanager only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Azure-shouldered Tanager

Least Concern

Black-backed Bush Tanager

About These Birds

Azure-shouldered Tanager

The Azure-shouldered Tanager is a tanager endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, weighing about 43g with a wingspan of 19.2cm. It has green plumage with striking azure-blue shoulder patches and forages in the forest canopy and edges. It feeds on fruit, nectar, and insects, often in mixed-species flocks.

Black-backed Bush Tanager

The Black-backed Bush Tanager is a distinctive tanager of high Andean shrublands and forest edges in Ecuador and northern Peru. It has a black back, grey underparts, and a bright yellow crown stripe. It forages in dense Andean shrubs and bamboo for seeds and insects.

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