Black-backed tanager
| Black-backed tanager | |
|---|---|
 | |
| male | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tangara |
| Species: | T. peruviana |
| Binomial name | |
| Tangara peruviana (Desmarest, 1806) | |
The black-backed tanager (Tangara peruviana) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to forest and shrub into south-eastern Brazil. When first described it was mistakenly believed that it originates from Peru, leading to the misleading scientific name peruviana. It is closely related to the chestnut-backed tanager, and the two have sometimes been considered conspecific.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Tangara peruviana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.