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Ramphocelus carbo
The Silver-beaked tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) is a bird found in Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad & Tobago. Gardens, riverbanks and forest edges across South America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
See the Silver-beaked tanager on the 3D globe →| Scientific name | Ramphocelus carbo |
|---|---|
| Region | South America |
| Found in | Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad & Tobago |
🏡 Where the Silver-beaked tanager lives
Gardens, riverbanks and forest edges across South America.
🍽️ What it eats
- 🐛 Insects & bugs50%
- 🍎 Fruit50%
A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).
Conservation status
Hear the Silver-beaked tanager
Recorded by Tristan Guillebot de Nerville (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1143101. Trimmed to a few seconds.
Questions about the Silver-beaked tanager
Where does the Silver-beaked tanager live?
The Silver-beaked tanager lives in Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad & Tobago. Gardens, riverbanks and forest edges across South America.
What does the Silver-beaked tanager eat?
insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), fruit (about 50%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.
Is the Silver-beaked 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.