Blue-backed Tanager
A species of Blue-backed Tanager Scientific name : Cyanicterus cyanicterus Genus : Blue-backed Tanager
Blue-backed Tanager, A species of Blue-backed Tanager
Botanical name: Cyanicterus cyanicterus
Genus: Blue-backed Tanager
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Description
The blue-backed tanager (Cyanicterus cyanicterus) is a species of South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Cyanicterus. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. 
Size
17 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Blue-backed Tanager consumes beetles, bugs, and fruit like Cupania. It forages in forest canopies, often with mixed species, and exhibits erratic, wide-ranging movements. Unique behaviors include loud calling during flights to distant treetops and returning within minutes.
Habitat
The blue-backed Tanager thrives in humid lowland forests, predominantly along the margins of tall forests and in areas with towering trees that skirt small clearings close to dense forest expanses. These birds are typically associated with the general lowland regions, where they find the environmental conditions suitable for their survival.
Dite type
Frugivorous
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Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Blue-backed Tanager Species
Blue-backed Tanager 
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