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Photo by Juninho
Location: Inca Pueblo Hotel,Machu Picchu,Peru

Thraupis cyanocephala

[edit] Identification

A medium-sized (18cm, 7in.) tanager. Sexes are alike, with blue cap, dark grey underparts except for yellow crissum, black mask, dark bill and legs. Back and tail are olive.

[edit] Distribution

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 8 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Humid forest borders, secondary growth forests, clearings. Both slopes of the Andes between 1800 and 1900m.

[edit] Behaviour

Forages on the edges of forest, making it conspicuous; often in small groups, sometimes mixed with other species.

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