- Thraupis palmarum
Tangara palmarum
Identification
6" (15 cm). Grey-olive green, pale crown, black flight feathers, long black tail edged with green, yellow wing bar. Sexes similar, female is slightly duller.
Distribution
Central America as far north as Honduras (where first reported in 2005), Bolivia, Paraguay, southern Brazil, Trinidad and, since 1962, on Tobago.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies are recognized:[1]
- T. p. atripennis - E. Nicaragua to n. Colombia and extreme nw Venezuela
- T. p. violilavata - Pacific slope of Andes, s Colombia and Ecuador
- T. p. melanoptera - E. Colombia to n Bolivia, the Guianas and the Amazon area in Brazil
- T. p. palmarum - E and s Brazil to e Bolivia and Paraguay
Habitat
Clearings, woodland edges in lowlands, often found near human habitations. It occurs in semi-open areas including cultivation and gardens.
Behaviour
It builds a cup shaped nest; 2-3 brown blotched cream eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 14 days. After 17 days the young fledge. Diet includes fruit, nectar, insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
External Links
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