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title: "Tietinga"
description: "Cissopis leverianus — Aves. The magpie tanager (Cissopis leverianus) is a South American species of tanager."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/magpie-tanager
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tietinga

> Cissopis leverianus — Aves. The magpie tanager (Cissopis leverianus) is a South American species of tanager.

- Scientific name: *Cissopis leverianus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 1629
- Wikidata: [Q1060456](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060456)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72727](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72727)

## Names

- en: Magpie Tanager
- de: Elstertangare
- es: Tángara urraca
- fr: Tangara pillurion
- it: Cissopis leveriana
- nl: Ekstertangare
- pt: Tietinga
- pl: Srokotanager

## Countries with the most observations

BR (523), EC (365), AR (291), PE (166), CO (155), BO (37), PY (12), VE (3)

## Summary

The magpie tanager (Cissopis leverianus) is a South American species of tanager. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Cissopis. As suggested by its common name, this blue-black and white species is superficially reminiscent of a European magpie. With a total length of 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in), a large percentage of which is tail, it is the longest species of tanager. It weighs 69–76 g (2.4–2.7 oz).
It is widespread in humid tropical and subtropical woodland, plantations, second growth, and parks in South America east of the Andes. It is absent from drier regions (such as the Caatinga) and most of north-eastern…

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

## Photo

![Tietinga](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/magpie-tanager/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197249969

## Machine access

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