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title: "Tángara real"
description: "Stilpnia cyanicollis — Aves. The blue-necked tanager (Stilpnia cyanicollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/blue-necked-tanager
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tángara real

> Stilpnia cyanicollis — Aves. The blue-necked tanager (Stilpnia cyanicollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Stilpnia cyanicollis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 4524
- iNaturalist taxon: [979976](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979976)

## Names

- en: Blue-necked Tanager
- de: Azurkopftangare
- es: Tángara real
- fr: Calliste à cou bleu

## Countries with the most observations

CO (2531), EC (996), PE (473), BR (119), BO (59), VE (35)

## Summary

The blue-necked tanager (Stilpnia cyanicollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in South America from Colombia to Bolivia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. The blue-necked tanager averages 12 cm (4.7 in) in length and weighs approximately 17 g (5⁄8 oz). They have a blue hood and throat. The wing coverts, wing edges, and rump are turquoise to a greenish straw color. The posterior underparts are black, violet, or blue. The juveniles are brownish gray, with a hint of adult…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-necked_tanager

## Photo

![Tángara real](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-necked-tanager/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149612941

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-necked-tanager?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).