Blue-capped Tanager

About the Blue-capped Tanager

The blue-capped tanager is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Thraupis but is now the only species in the genus Sporathraupis.

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What the Blue-capped Tanager sounds like

Where the Blue-capped Tanager lives

When to see the Blue-capped Tanager

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisThe black-winged saltator is a species of songbird found in Colombia and Ecuador. Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataThe plain-colored tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Thick-billed Seed FinchSporophila funereaThe thick-billed seed finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, but was until recently placed in Emberizidae.