Blue-and-yellow Tanager (Rauenia bonariensis)
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Blue-and-yellow Tanager

Rauenia bonariensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

36 gWeight

Busiest months: October · Most records: Argentina, Peru, Uruguay

Where and when it's recorded

Blue-and-yellow Tanager has been recorded at 232 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurArgentina3,597 records
  2. Humedal Lucre-HuacarpayPeru1,726 records
  3. Puembo Birding GardenEcuador961 records
More places
  1. Casa ApachetaArgentina832 records
  2. Hostería San José de PuemboEcuador764 records
  3. Reserva Natural Estricta Quebrada de Las Higueritas RNQHArgentina623 records
  4. PutreChile542 records
  5. Santuario de Colibríes – Ensifera CampPeru534 records
  6. SocoromaChile449 records
  7. Punta IndioArgentina417 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ArgentinaPeruUruguayEcuadorChileBoliviaBrazilParaguay

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Blue-and-yellow Tanager?

The Blue-and-yellow Tanager weighs around 36 g.

Where does the Blue-and-yellow Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: western, southeastern. It is most often recorded in Argentina, Peru and Uruguay.

When is the best time to see the Blue-and-yellow Tanager?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).

What does the Blue-and-yellow Tanager eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Blue-and-yellow Tanager in?

It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
36 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Partial migrant
More measurements
Wing
89 mm
Tail
75 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
23 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: western, southeastern

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Rauenia

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Blue-and-yellow Tanager

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