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Blue-gray Tanager, Thraupis episcopus

SourceChuck Homler

BS-0108

Blue-gray Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

Blue-gray Tanager adults of both sexes have predominantly pale blue-gray plumage, with a darker gray-blue back and brighter blue wings and tail. The breast is largely uniform, while overlapping wing feathers and tail feathers show blue edging against darker centers, without prominent barring or spotting. A contrasting shoulder patch ranges from vivid blue to whitish among geographic forms, standing out against the darker folded wing.

Family
Thraupidae
Region
Central America & Caribbean · South America
Range
Central & South America
Habitat
Woodland
Dominant color
Blue
Conservation status
Least Concern

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