blue-gray tanager
E765565
The blue-gray tanager is a small, brightly colored Neotropical songbird known for its pale blue-gray plumage and frequent presence in open woodlands, gardens, and urban areas from Mexico through much of South America.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| blue-grey tanager | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bird species ⓘ |
| billColor | dark gray ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 16–18 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | 30–40 g ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2–3 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
blue-gray tanager
ⓘ
blue-grey tanager ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
fruit
ⓘ
insects ⓘ nectar ⓘ |
| ecosystemRole |
consumer of small arthropods
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| eggColor | whitish with brown or gray spots ⓘ |
| family | Thraupidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStratum |
canopy
ⓘ
subcanopy ⓘ |
| genus | Thraupis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edge
ⓘ
gardens ⓘ open woodland ⓘ plantations ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| introducedRange |
Aruba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Curaçao NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem | IUCN 3.1 ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | dark gray ⓘ |
| malePlumageSimilarity | similar to female ⓘ |
| migrationStatus | mostly resident ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ northern South America ⓘ |
| nestLocation | tree branches ⓘ |
| nestType | cup nest ⓘ |
| notableSubspeciesVariation | variation in intensity of blue coloration GENERATED ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| originalCombination | Tanagra episcopus ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
brighter blue on wings and tail
ⓘ
pale blue-gray ⓘ |
| scientificName | Thraupis episcopus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | weak ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
often seen in pairs
ⓘ
sometimes in small groups ⓘ |
| subspeciesCount | more than 10 subspecies ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| underpartsColor | pale gray ⓘ |
| vocalizationType | simple twittering song ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1766 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
blue-grey tanager