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;[[:Category:Pipraeidea|Pipraeidea]] bonariensis | ;[[:Category:Pipraeidea|Pipraeidea]] bonariensis | ||
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[[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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Revision as of 23:32, 16 September 2017
- Pipraeidea bonariensis
Thraupis bonariensis
Identification
17 cm (6¾ in)
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
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- 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
Diet
Readily visits bird feeders. Their diet consists of both fruit and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-and-yellow Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-and-yellow_Tanager