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title: "Black-faced Tanager"
description: "Schistochlamys melanopis — Uccelli. The black-faced tanager (Schistochlamys melanopis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-faced-tanager
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-faced Tanager

> Schistochlamys melanopis — Uccelli. The black-faced tanager (Schistochlamys melanopis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Schistochlamys melanopis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 737
- Wikidata: [Q770865](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q770865)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10437](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10437)

## Names

- en: Black-faced Tanager
- de: Schleiertangare
- es: Frutero cara negra
- fr: Tangara à camail
- nl: Sluiertangare
- pt: Sanhaço-de-coleira
- pl: Szarogrzbiet czarnolicy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (334), CO (155), BO (76), VE (48), PE (43), GF (17), EC (10), SR (9)

## Summary

The black-faced tanager (Schistochlamys melanopis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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

## Photo

![Black-faced Tanager](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-faced-tanager/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/386842708

## Machine access

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