Yellow-winged Tanager (Thraupis abbas)
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Yellow-winged Tanager

Thraupis abbas (Deppe, 1830)

45 gWeight

The yellow-winged tanager (Thraupis abbas) is a neotropical member of the tanager family.

Busiest months: March · Most records: Belize, Guatemala, Mexico

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March · Most records: Belize, Guatemala, Mexico

Yellow-winged Tanager has been recorded at 172 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Black Rock LodgeBelize4,712 records
  2. Chichicaxtle – Observatorio de Aves Rapaces Dr. Mario A. RamosMexico2,761 records
  3. Finca La GraciaGuatemala2,284 records
More places
  1. Chan Chich LodgeBelize1,916 records
  2. Parque Ecológico El HayaMexico1,858 records
  3. Zamorano Univ. – Campus Farms and River 740-815 maslHonduras1,562 records
  4. Hotel BienvenidoMexico1,503 records
  5. RNP ChajbaocGuatemala1,429 records
  6. Chaa CreekBelize1,266 records
  7. Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education SocietyBelize1,099 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BelizeGuatemalaMexicoHondurasNicaraguaEl SalvadorCosta Rica

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 yellow-winged tanager (Thraupis abbas) is a neotropical member of the tanager family. It is of average size for a tanager, about 18-centimetre (7.1 in) long. It is distinguished by the yellow patches on its dusky green wings, marking an otherwise dark bluish and gray body.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-winged Tanager?

The Yellow-winged Tanager weighs around 45 g.

Where does the Yellow-winged Tanager live?

Its breeding range: Middle America: eastern Mexico to Nicaragua. It is most often recorded in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-winged Tanager?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Yellow-winged Tanager eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Yellow-winged Tanager in?

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

At a glance

Weight
45 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
97 mm
Tail
67 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

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

Range

Middle America: eastern Mexico to Nicaragua

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Thraupis

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Yellow-winged Tanager

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