Birds of the World


Yellow-winged Tanager (Thraupis abbas) Range: MA: e Mexico to Nicaragua Boca Tapada, San Carlos, Costa Rica
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A generic tanager found at forest edges or degraded forest up to 1500m. There are now many records in north Costa Rica.


Azure-shouldered Tanager (Thraupis cyanoptera) Range: SA: se Brazil Morretes, Brazil
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Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) Range: MA, SA: s Mexico to Bolivia and Amazonia Arenal, Costa Rica
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Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus mediana) Range: MA, SA: s Mexico to Bolivia and Amazonia Copalinga, Zamora, Ecuador Amazonian white-winged race.
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Usually common and widespread, even in cities. Male and female similar.


Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa) Range: SA: Colombia and Venezuela Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
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A desert species similar to the Blue-grey Tanager. Glaucous but not really grey.


Golden-chevroned Tanager (Thraupis ornata) Range: SA: se Brazil Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil
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Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum violilavata) Range: MA, SA: Nicaragua to Paraguay and s Brazil and ne Argentina Medellin, Colombia
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Common and widespread. Often seen with Blue-grey Tanager, and sounds quite similar.


Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca sayaca) Male Range: SA: e, se, sc Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
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Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca) Female Range: SA: e, se, sc Brazil
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Similar to the Blue-grey Tanager in the north part of the continent, but female is grey.