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Glaucous Tanager

Thraupis glaucocolpa

Least ConcernOmnivoreSmall · 32 g
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa), photo 1
Photo: Cristóbal Alvarado Minic · CC BY 2.0
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa), photo 2
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa), photo 3
Photo: Louis Imbeau · CC BY 4.0
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa), photo 4
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa), photo 5
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa), photo 6
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa), photo 7
Photo: scaup · CC BY 4.0
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa), photo 8
Photo: Cristóbal Alvarado Minic · CC BY 2.0
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa), photo 9
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa), photo 10
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0

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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What the Glaucous Tanager sounds like

Recording: Rosa Elena Albornoz · CC0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Glaucous Tanager lives

Regular range
Venezuela Colombia

When to see the Glaucous Tanager

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

Easily confused with

Azure-shouldered Tanager (Thraupis cyanoptera) Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanopteraThe azure-shouldered tanager is a large, thick-billed tanager with an average length of 18 cm (7.1 in) and a mass of 41–46 g (1.4–1.6 oz). Golden-chevroned Tanager (Thraupis ornata) Golden-chevroned TanagerThraupis ornataThe golden-chevroned tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Yellow-winged Tanager (Thraupis abbas) Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbasThe yellow-winged tanager is a neotropical member of the tanager family.

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