- Pipraeidea bonariensis
Thraupis bonariensis
Identification
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
Distribution
South America: found in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Sometimes included in the genus Thraupis.
Subspecies[1]
There are 4 subspecies:
- P. b. darwinii:
- P. b. composita:
- Andes of eastern and central Bolivia
- P. b. schulzei:
- P. b. bonariensis:
Habitat
Pacific lowlands and inter-montane valleys, cloudforests, montanes and high altitude shrubland, light woodland, agricultural areas and gardens with trees and shrubs.
Behaviour
Readily visists bird feeders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-and-yellow Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-and-yellow_Tanager