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Thraupis sayaca

Photo by Fabio
Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil.

[edit] Identification

Length: 16,5 cm

[edit] Distribution

Present in east and south Brazil. Also north Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and far south-western Peru.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

One of the birds most common in some types of habitats, both in dry and humid places, varying from the edge of the forest and spots of capoeiras to gardens in cities, trees and shrubs in agricultural regions

[edit] Behaviour

It lives in groups of about 6 individuals.

Mainly feeds of fruits, also eating insects in the foliage or flight. It makes nest in format of a bowl, situated at an height between 1,5 and 4 m. It lays 2 bluish or pink eggs with brown spots. Also known as I left-açu and sanhaçu-blue

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