Tanagers & Allies

Swallow Tanager

Tersina viridis

The Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis) is a 29 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

29 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

10

Recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama.

Where to see it: Via Escuque-La Palma—Sector Campo Alegre y Areas Circunvecinas (Venezuela); PN Iguazú · Área Cataratas (Argentina); Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa (Sergio y Doris) (Ecuador); Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA) (Peru); Manu Biolodge (anteriormente Estación Biológica Villa Carmen) (Peru).

Photo: (c) Michael Bakker Paiva, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist