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Turquoise Tanager

A species of Tangara Tanagers
Scientific name : Tangara mexicana Genus : Tangara Tanagers

Turquoise Tanager, A species of Tangara Tanagers
Botanical name: Tangara mexicana
Genus: Tangara Tanagers
Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) Photo By Ingrid Torres de Macedo , used under CC-BY-SA-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

Adult turquoise tanagers are 14 cm long and weigh 20 g. They are long-tailed and with a dark stout pointed bill. The adult is mainly dark blue and black, with turquoise edging to the primaries. Most races have yellow lower underparts, but this is paler, more cream in the nominate subspecies found in north-eastern South America. The Trinidadian race, T. m. vieiloti, has a darker blue head and breast and more vividly yellow underparts than the mainland taxa, but this difference is only obvious compared to the nominate and brasiliensis. The taxon brasiliensis differs conspicuously from all other races, it being larger, having an overall duller blue plumage, blue edging to the primaries and a white belly. Their song is a fast squeaky chatter tic-tic-tic-tic-tic.
Size
14 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Habitat
Turquoise Tanager thrive in semi-open environments typically marked by the edges of forests, clearings interspersed with trees, overgrown secondary vegetation, inundated woodlands, and fluvial island ecosystems. These birds are also accustomed to the cultivated landscapes of parks and gardens within broader tropical regions.
Dite type
Frugivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird food type
Fruit

Species Status

Not globally threatened.
Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) Photo By Ingrid Torres de Macedo , used under CC-BY-SA-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

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