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title: "Kastanjerugtangare"
description: "Stilpnia preciosa — Vogels. The chestnut-backed tanager (Stilpnia preciosa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/chestnut-backed-tanager
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kastanjerugtangare

> Stilpnia preciosa — Vogels. The chestnut-backed tanager (Stilpnia preciosa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Stilpnia preciosa*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 698
- Wikidata: [Q303412](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q303412)
- iNaturalist taxon: [979964](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979964)

## Names

- en: Chestnut-backed Tanager
- de: Prachttangare
- es: Achará
- fr: Calliste à dos marron
- it: Tangara preciosa
- nl: Kastanjerugtangare
- pt: Tangara preciosa
- pl: Tangarka ozdobna

## Countries with the most observations

BR (463), UY (158), AR (57)

## Summary

The chestnut-backed tanager (Stilpnia preciosa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in southern Brazil, north-eastern Argentina, eastern Paraguay, and Uruguay in mature forests (especially edges) up to 1000m elevation. It is closely related to the rarer black-backed tanager, which have identical plumage except for the males' mantle (back feathers). Females of the two species are virtually indistinguishable by plumage. This bird is characterized by its blue-green breast and chestnut back. It was previously considered a color morph of the black-backed tanager (Stilpnia peruviana); however, Stilpnia…

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

## Photo

![Kastanjerugtangare](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chestnut-backed-tanager/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kahio Tiberio Mazon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71715619

## Machine access

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