Birds of Venezuela

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Genus: Thraupis (3 species, 7 worldwide)


Blue-grey Tanager
Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
Arenal, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Blue-grey Tanager
Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus mediana)
Copalinga, Zamora, Ecuador
  Amazonian white-winged race. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Usually common and widespread, even in cities. Male and female similar.

Glaucous Tanager
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa)
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A desert species similar to the Blue-grey Tanager. Glaucous but not really grey.

Palm Tanager
Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum violilavata)
Medellin, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Common and widespread. Often seen with Blue-grey Tanager, and sounds quite similar.

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