Black-hooded tanager
| Black-hooded tanager | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Stilpnia |
| Species: | S. whitelyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Stilpnia whitelyi | |
The black-hooded tanager (Stilpnia whitelyi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in southern Venezuela, Guyana and northern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. The black-hooded tanager was formerly considered as a subspecies of the black-headed tanager (Stilpnia cyanoptera).