Tanagers & Allies

Turquoise Tanager

Tangara mexicana

The Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) is a 20 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

20 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

10

Recorded in Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Bolivia, GF.

Where to see it: Asa Wright Nature Center (Trinidad and Tobago); Georgetown Botanical Gardens (Guyana); Blanchisseuse Road (Trinidad and Tobago); Peperpot Nature Park (Suriname); Sadiri Lodge (Bolivia).

Photo: (c) Luis G Restrepo, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist