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
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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.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Tangara Tanagers Species
Turquoise Tanager 
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