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Glaucous Tanager
Thraupis glaucocolpa Cabanis, 1851
32 gWeight
The glaucous tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Busiest months: May · Most records: Venezuela, Colombia
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: May · Most records: Venezuela, Colombia
Glaucous Tanager has been recorded at 45 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Posada El GalloVenezuela732 records
- TarataraVenezuela576 records
- villa de vista hermosaVenezuela357 records
More places
- Agrícola CameliasColombia339 records
- Palermo – Camino Km 4Colombia300 records
- SFF Los Flamencos – Resguardo Perratpu/Boca de CamaronesColombia213 records
- SFF Los Flamencos – Ciénaga del Navío QuebradoColombia163 records
- San IgnacioVenezuela154 records
- Sierra de San Luis – Caserio de AcuriguaVenezuela146 records
- Hato Masaguaral (propiedad privada) – alrededores de casa principal y oficinasVenezuela139 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 glaucous tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. The term glaucous describes its colouration. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
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Questions
How big is the Glaucous Tanager?
The Glaucous Tanager weighs around 32 g.
Where does the Glaucous Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: Colombia and Venezuela. It is most often recorded in Venezuela and Colombia.
When is the best time to see the Glaucous Tanager?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).
What does the Glaucous Tanager eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Glaucous Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 32 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 88 mm
- Tail
- 61 mm
- Bill
- 17 mm
- Tarsus
- 20 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: Colombia and Venezuela
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Thraupis
Other birds in the genus Thraupis
Blue-grey TanagerThraupis episcopus
Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanoptera
Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas
Golden-chevroned TanagerThraupis ornata
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma
Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeillei
Yellow-shouldered GrosbeakParkerthraustes humeralis
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