Blue-grey Tanager

Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766)

16–18 cmLength35 gWeight

The blue-gray tanager (Thraupis episcopus) is a medium-sized South American songbird of the tanager family, Thraupidae.

Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador

Blue-grey Tanager has been recorded at 756 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 18 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica11,770 records
Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica8,920 records
Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica6,190 records

More places

Hotel BougainvilleaCosta Rica5,591 records
Parque del EsteVenezuela5,485 records
Galeria de Colibrí y Soda Cinchona - Mirador San FernandoCosta Rica5,089 records
Asa Wright Nature CenterTrinidad & Tobago4,950 records
Selva Verde LodgeCosta Rica4,112 records
Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature ReserveColombia4,014 records
Savegre HotelCosta Rica3,765 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa Rica Colombia Ecuador Panama Venezuela Peru Belize Trinidad & Tobago

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

About

The blue-gray tanager (Thraupis episcopus) is a medium-sized South American songbird of the tanager family, Thraupidae. Its range is from Mexico south to northeast Bolivia and northern Brazil, all of the Amazon Basin, except the very south. It has been introduced to Lima (Peru) and Florida (United States).

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Questions

How big is the Blue-grey Tanager?

The Blue-grey Tanager is about 16–18 cm long and weighs around 35 g.

Where does the Blue-grey Tanager live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: southern Mexico to Bolivia and Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Colombia and Ecuador.