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[[Image:Blue_and_Yellow_Tanager.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Fabio|Fabio}} <br />Gramado, [[Brazil]], September 2005]]
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[[Image:Blue and Yellow Tanager San Lorenzo by Stanley Jones.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male of subspecies ''schulzei''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Villa San Lorenzo, Salta Province, [[Argentina]], October, 2019]]
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;[[:Category:Pipraeidea|Pipraeidea]] bonariensis
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''Pipraeidea bonariensis<br />
 
''Thraupis bonariensis''
 
''Thraupis bonariensis''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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[[Image:Papa.jpg|thumb|275px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Francisco Paludo}}<br />Curitiba, PR, [[Brazil]], September 2017]]
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[[Image:Papa.jpg|thumb|275px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Francisco Paludo}}<br />Curitiba, PR, [[Brazil]], 15 September 2017]]
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17 cm (6¾ in) <br />
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17 cm (6¾ in). Two main forms <br />
 
'''Male'''
 
'''Male'''
 
*Blue head and throat
 
*Blue head and throat
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*Whitish throat
 
*Whitish throat
 
*Buffy underparts
 
*Buffy underparts
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====Variation====
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Males of the northern subspecies has greenish mantle while the mantle is bluish-black in the other subspecies; these usually have a warmer orange tone to yellow areas.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[South America]]: found in [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]].  
 
[[South America]]: found in [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]].  
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Sometimes included in the genus ''[[:Category:Thraupis|Thraupis]]''.
 
Sometimes included in the genus ''[[:Category:Thraupis|Thraupis]]''.
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
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[[Image:Blue-and-yellow Tanager by njlarsen.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male of subspecies ''darwinii''<br />Photo &copy;  by {{user|njlarsen|NJLarsen}}<br />Puembo Birding Garden, Quito, [[Ecuador]], 28 August 2015]]
 
There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''R. b. darwinii'':
 
:*Andes of [[Ecuador]] to northern [[Chile]]
 
:*Andes of [[Ecuador]] to northern [[Chile]]
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*''P. b. composita'':
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*''R. b. composita'':
 
:*Andes of eastern and central [[Bolivia]]
 
:*Andes of eastern and central [[Bolivia]]
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*''P. b. schulzei'':
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*''R. b. schulzei'':
 
:*[[Paraguay]] and north-western [[Argentina]] (south to Mendoza and Lavalle)
 
:*[[Paraguay]] and north-western [[Argentina]] (south to Mendoza and Lavalle)
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*''P. b. bonariensis'':
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*''R. b. bonariensis'':
 
:*Southern [[Brazil]] (Rio Grande do Sul) to [[Uruguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]
 
:*Southern [[Brazil]] (Rio Grande do Sul) to [[Uruguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]
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This species has been proposed split into two with the first subspecies listed becoming Green-mantled Tanager ''Pipraeidea darwinii''.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Pacific lowlands and inter-montane valleys, cloudforests, montanes and high altitude shrubland, light woodland, agricultural areas and gardens with trees and shrubs.
 
Pacific lowlands and inter-montane valleys, cloudforests, montanes and high altitude shrubland, light woodland, agricultural areas and gardens with trees and shrubs.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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[[Image:Blue and Yellow Tanager F by AWPittman.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female of subspecies ''darwinii''<br />Photo &copy;  by {{user|AWPittman|AWPittman}}<br />8,000 ft. in the Andes Mountains, Central [[Ecuador]], December 2015]]
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
 
Readily visits bird feeders.
 
Readily visits bird feeders.
 
Their diet consists of both fruit and insects.
 
Their diet consists of both fruit and insects.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#Avibase
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#Arthur Grosset
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#{{User|arthurgrosset|Arthur Grosset}}
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#BF Member observations
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#BirdForum Member observations
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
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#Hilty, S., J. del Hoyo, N. Collar, E. de Juana, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Blue-and-yellow Tanager (Pipraeidea bonariensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.baytan3.01
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch| "Rauenia bonariensis" {{!}} "Pipraeidea bonariensis" {{!}} "Thraupis bonariensis" {{!}} "Blue-and-yellow Tanager"}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pipraeidea]]
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Rauenia]]

Latest revision as of 20:54, 21 May 2023

Male of subspecies schulzei
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Villa San Lorenzo, Salta Province, Argentina, October, 2019
Rauenia bonariensis

Pipraeidea bonariensis
 Thraupis bonariensis

Identification

Female
Photo © by Francisco Paludo
Curitiba, PR, Brazil, 15 September 2017

17 cm (6¾ in). Two main forms
Male

  • Blue head and throat
  • Black mask
  • Greenish back
  • Yellow rump
  • Yellow underparts
  • Orange breast

Female

  • Duller
  • Pale blue head
  • Olive back
  • Whitish throat
  • Buffy underparts

Variation

Males of the northern subspecies has greenish mantle while the mantle is bluish-black in the other subspecies; these usually have a warmer orange tone to yellow areas.

Distribution

South America: found in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Sometimes included in the genus Thraupis.

Subspecies

Male of subspecies darwinii
Photo © by NJLarsen
Puembo Birding Garden, Quito, Ecuador, 28 August 2015

There are 4 subspecies[1]:

  • R. b. darwinii:
  • R. b. composita:
  • Andes of eastern and central Bolivia
  • R. b. schulzei:
  • R. b. bonariensis:

This species has been proposed split into two with the first subspecies listed becoming Green-mantled Tanager Pipraeidea darwinii.

Habitat

Pacific lowlands and inter-montane valleys, cloudforests, montanes and high altitude shrubland, light woodland, agricultural areas and gardens with trees and shrubs.

Behaviour

Female of subspecies darwinii
Photo © by AWPittman
8,000 ft. in the Andes Mountains, Central Ecuador, December 2015

Diet

Readily visits bird feeders. Their diet consists of both fruit and insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Arthur Grosset
  4. BirdForum Member observations
  5. Hilty, S., J. del Hoyo, N. Collar, E. de Juana, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Blue-and-yellow Tanager (Pipraeidea bonariensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.baytan3.01

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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