Black-faced Tanager

Schistochlamys melanopis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Schistochlamys
eBird Code
blftan1

Subspecies (5)

  • Schistochlamys melanopis amazonica

    Amazonian and southeastern Brazil (Brazil south of the Amazon River eastward to northern Ceará, then southward to Mato Grosso, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, and up eastern coast to Pernambuco; recorded in Paraguay)

  • Schistochlamys melanopis aterrima

    northeastern Colombia to Venezuela, western Guyana, and far northern Brazil (Cerro Uei-tepui)

  • Schistochlamys melanopis grisea

    subtropical central Andes of Peru

  • Schistochlamys melanopis melanopis

    eastern Guyana to Suriname, French Guiana, and northeastern Brazil

  • Schistochlamys melanopis olivina

    eastern Bolivia to Paraguay and south-central Brazil (Mato Grosso)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.