Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana)
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Turquoise Tanager

Tangara mexicana (Linnaeus, 1766)

14 cmLength20 gWeight

The turquoise tanager (Tangara mexicana) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Most records: Trinidad & Tobago, Peru, Brazil

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Trinidad & Tobago, Peru, Brazil

Turquoise Tanager has been recorded at 171 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Asa Wright Nature CenterTrinidad & Tobago3,060 records
  2. Linhares – Reserva Natural da Vale do Rio DoceBrazil519 records
  3. Porto Seguro – RPPN Estação VeracelBrazil508 records
More places
  1. Georgetown Botanical GardensGuyana498 records
  2. Manu BiolodgePeru481 records
  3. Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil476 records
  4. Blanchisseuse RoadTrinidad & Tobago440 records
  5. Sani LodgeEcuador409 records
  6. Waqanki/Quebrada MishquiyaquilloPeru385 records
  7. Sacha LodgeEcuador339 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Trinidad & TobagoPeruBrazilColombiaEcuadorGuyanaSurinameBolivia

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 turquoise tanager (Tangara mexicana) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is a resident bird from Trinidad, much of Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela, and south to Bolivia. Despite its scientific name, it is not found in Mexico.

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Questions

How big is the Turquoise Tanager?

The Turquoise Tanager is about 14 cm long and weighs around 20 g.

Where does the Turquoise Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: Trinidad, the Guianas, and Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Trinidad & Tobago, Peru and Brazil.

Is the Turquoise Tanager endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Turquoise Tanager as Least Concern.

What does the Turquoise Tanager eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Turquoise Tanager in?

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

At a glance

Length
14 cm
Weight
20 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
70 mm
Tail
50 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
16 mm

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

Range

South America: Trinidad, the Guianas, and Amazonia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Tangara

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Turquoise Tanager

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