Blue-and-gold Tanager
A species of Bangsia Tanagers Scientific name : Bangsia arcaei Genus : Bangsia Tanagers
Blue-and-gold Tanager, A species of Bangsia Tanagers
Botanical name: Bangsia arcaei
Genus: Bangsia Tanagers
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Description
Description
The blue-and-gold tanager (Bangsia arcaei) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Size
15 cm
Feeding Habits
Blue-and-gold Tanager consumes a varied diet including fruits, arthropods, nectar, cockroaches, ant queens, and spiders. This species has a unique preference for certain arthropods and exhibits distinctive foraging behaviors, adapting to a diverse range of food sources available in its habitat.
Habitat
Forest canopy, humid and wet forests, forest edges, tropical lowland evergreen forest, montane evergreen forest
Dite type
Frugivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Bangsia Tanagers Species
Blue-and-gold Tanager