Glaucous Tanager

Thraupis glaucocolpa

Medium-sized tanager with gray head and back, blue-gray chest, white belly, and aquamarine wings. Often seen singly or in pairs; usually less abundant than similar Blue-gray Tanager. Found mainly in dry areas with scrub or forest. Voice a soft and increasing “zee-ee-ee-EE-EET!” Distinguished from Blue-gray Tanager by grayer head and more contrasting bluish-green wings, as well as white belly and small black patch at base of flight feathers.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Thraupis glaucocolpa
Authority
Cabanis, 1851
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Thraupis

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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