Glaucous Tanager

Thraupis glaucocolpa

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreForestSmall · 32 g

What the Glaucous Tanager sounds like

Sonogram of the Glaucous Tanager: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Rosa Elena Albornoz · Call · El Hatillo (near Caracas), Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela · CC0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Glaucous Tanager

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Glaucous Tanager

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Glaucous Tanager

The glaucous tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. The term glaucous describes its colouration. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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