Scrub tanager

Stilpnia vitriolina

The Scrub tanager (Stilpnia vitriolina) is a bird found in Colombia and Ecuador. Scrub and edges in the Andes. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Stilpnia vitriolina
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia and Ecuador

🏡 Where the Scrub tanager lives

Scrub and edges in the Andes.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🍎 Fruit30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 A small tanager of dry scrub in Colombia and Ecuador.

Hear the Scrub tanager

Recorded by Jerome Fischer (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC537081. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Scrub tanager

Where does the Scrub tanager live?

The Scrub tanager lives in Colombia and Ecuador. Scrub and edges in the Andes.

What does the Scrub tanager eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), fruit (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Scrub tanager endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.