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| − | [[Image:Blue-grey_Tanager.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Peresugranyes <br /> | + | '''Alternative name: Blue-grey Tanager''' |
| − | + | [[Image:Blue-grey_Tanager.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Peresugranyes|Peresugranyes}} <br />Andes Mountains of [[Colombia]] ]] | |
;[[:Category:Thraupis|Thraupis]] episcopus | ;[[:Category:Thraupis|Thraupis]] episcopus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
This tanager is 7 inches of mostly grayish blue, with brightest colors on rump and upperparts. Subspecies seems to vary in how much blue is found in the lighter parts. In at least one subspecies, the shoulder area is white. | This tanager is 7 inches of mostly grayish blue, with brightest colors on rump and upperparts. Subspecies seems to vary in how much blue is found in the lighter parts. In at least one subspecies, the shoulder area is white. | ||
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| + | [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=301143 Thread discussing Hybrid Blue-gray x Palm Tanager] | ||
| + | [[Image:16216Blue-gray-Tanager.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''coelestis'' <br />Photo by {{user|arthurgrosset|arthurgrosset}}<br />Near Tabatinga, [[Brazil]], September 2003]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
From Eastern [[Mexico]] to eastern [[Peru]] (and one little area in western Peru), northern [[Bolivia]], to Amazonian and northern [[Brazil]], and from there to [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]] and [[Tobago]], and the [[Guianas]]. | From Eastern [[Mexico]] to eastern [[Peru]] (and one little area in western Peru), northern [[Bolivia]], to Amazonian and northern [[Brazil]], and from there to [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]] and [[Tobago]], and the [[Guianas]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
Thirteen different subspecies share the overall range of this species. Some are quite localized, like the bright ''berlepschi'' from Tobago. | Thirteen different subspecies share the overall range of this species. Some are quite localized, like the bright ''berlepschi'' from Tobago. | ||
| − | *''T.e. cana'' | + | *''T.e. cana'': South-eastern [[Mexico]] (San Luis Potosí) to northern [[Venezuela]]; winters Pearl Islands |
| − | *''T.e. caesita'' | + | *''T.e. caesita'': Caribbean coast of western [[Panama]] (Escudo de Veraguas) |
| − | *''T.e. cumatilis'' | + | *''T.e. cumatilis'': Coiba Island (off Pacific coast of [[Panama]]) |
| − | *''T.e. nesophilus'' | + | *''T.e. nesophilus'': Extreme eastern [[Colombia]] to eastern [[Venezuela]]; winters [[Trinidad]] |
| − | *''T.e. leucoptera'' | + | *''T.e. leucoptera'': Eastern slope of Eastern Andes of central [[Colombia]] |
| − | *''T.e. quaesita'' | + | *''T.e. quaesita'': Pacific slope of south-western [[Colombia]], western [[Ecuador]] and north-western [[Peru]] |
| − | *''T.e. mediana'' | + | *''T.e. mediana'': South-eastern [[Colombia]] to extreme northern [[Bolivia]] and northern [[Brazil]] |
| − | *''T.e. coelestis'' | + | *''T.e. coelestis'': Tropical south-eastern [[Colombia]] to central [[Peru]] and western Amazonian [[Brazil]] |
| − | *''T.e. berlepschi'' | + | *''T.e. berlepschi'': [[Tobago]] |
| − | *''T.e. episcopus'' | + | *''T.e. episcopus'': The [[Guianas]] and northern [[Brazil]] |
| − | *''T.e. caerulea'' | + | *''T.e. caerulea'': South-eastern [[Ecuador]] and northern [[Peru]] (south to Huánuco) |
| − | *''T.e. major'' | + | *''T.e. major'': Central [[Peru]] (Chanchamayo Valley of Ica) |
| − | *''T.e. urubambae'' | + | *''T.e. urubambae'': South-eastern [[Peru]] (Urubamba Valley and Amazonian drainage) |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open forest gardens, parks, etc. | Open forest gardens, parks, etc. | ||
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# Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7 | # Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7 | ||
# Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Thraupis+episcopus}} | {{GSearch|Thraupis+episcopus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Thraupis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Thraupis]] | ||
Revision as of 21:08, 4 July 2010
Alternative name: Blue-grey Tanager
- Thraupis episcopus
Identification
This tanager is 7 inches of mostly grayish blue, with brightest colors on rump and upperparts. Subspecies seems to vary in how much blue is found in the lighter parts. In at least one subspecies, the shoulder area is white.
Thread discussing Hybrid Blue-gray x Palm Tanager
Distribution
From Eastern Mexico to eastern Peru (and one little area in western Peru), northern Bolivia, to Amazonian and northern Brazil, and from there to Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Guianas.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Thirteen different subspecies share the overall range of this species. Some are quite localized, like the bright berlepschi from Tobago.
- T.e. cana: South-eastern Mexico (San Luis Potosí) to northern Venezuela; winters Pearl Islands
- T.e. caesita: Caribbean coast of western Panama (Escudo de Veraguas)
- T.e. cumatilis: Coiba Island (off Pacific coast of Panama)
- T.e. nesophilus: Extreme eastern Colombia to eastern Venezuela; winters Trinidad
- T.e. leucoptera: Eastern slope of Eastern Andes of central Colombia
- T.e. quaesita: Pacific slope of south-western Colombia, western Ecuador and north-western Peru
- T.e. mediana: South-eastern Colombia to extreme northern Bolivia and northern Brazil
- T.e. coelestis: Tropical south-eastern Colombia to central Peru and western Amazonian Brazil
- T.e. berlepschi: Tobago
- T.e. episcopus: The Guianas and northern Brazil
- T.e. caerulea: South-eastern Ecuador and northern Peru (south to Huánuco)
- T.e. major: Central Peru (Chanchamayo Valley of Ica)
- T.e. urubambae: South-eastern Peru (Urubamba Valley and Amazonian drainage)
Habitat
Open forest gardens, parks, etc.
Behaviour
Generally seen in couples, eating fruits, bananas, guavas, papayas, etc.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - the passerines. University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, USA. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
- Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-gray Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-gray_Tanager
