Thraupis episcopus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Vernacular names
English : Blue-grey tanager
French : Tangara évêque

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Thraupidae
Notes : 14 subspecies known

Identification
The species grows up to 16 cm in length for a weight of 45 grams. Silvery bill, grey legs. Plumage is light bluish-grey with bluer wings and tail. Some subspecies have white shoulder patch others bright blue.

Range and habitat
Species found from south Mexico and Central America to central Bolivia and Brazil. Also on Tobago and islands off Panama. Lives in second growth, woodlands, plantations, parks and gardens, to 2700 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is widespread and abundant, probably the most abundant tanager near human settlements. Locally considered as a crop pest.
Ex-Situ Programs : SSP in America

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