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Thraupis abbas

Photo by Peacefrog2
Tamaulipas, Mexico, April 2008

[edit] Identification

18cm (7ins). Dusky green wings with yellow patches, dark blue and gray body, lavender head, throat and breast. Juvenile has olive green head and upper back.

[edit] Similar Species

Palm Tanager found to the south of Yellow-winged Tanager's range.

[edit] Distribution

Mexico south to Nicaragua and Honduras.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic

[edit] Habitat

Open humid woodland.

[edit] Behaviour

It often forms flocks of 50 or more members.

The diet includes fruit, insects, and nectar.

It builds a small cup-shaped nest of dried fibres, leaves, and mosses. 3 gray, mottled with brown eggs are laid.

[edit] Voice

A fast, dry, almost rattling trill, occasionally ending with more musical notes.

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