Tersina viridis

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Tersina viridis, commonly known as the swallow tanager, is a brightly colored Neotropical bird species notable for its vivid turquoise plumage and distinctive swallow-like shape.

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Tersina viridis canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
tanagers
taxon
billType short
slightly hooked
bodyShape swallow-like
breedingSite tree cavity
class Aves
clutchSize 2–3 eggs
commonName swallow tanager
swallow-tanager
linked to: swallow tanager
describedBy Louis Pierre Vieillot
diet frugivorous
insectivorous
distributionRegion Amazon Basin
Atlantic Forest
family Thraupidae
feedingBehavior gleaning
sallying for insects
femalePlumageColor greenish
genus Tersina
habitat forest edge
open woodland
plantations
second-growth forest
subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
IUCNStatus Least Concern
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List
kingdom Animalia
malePlumageColor turquoise
migratoryBehavior partially migratory
nativeTo Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guyana
linked to: British Guiana

Paraguay
Peru
South America
Suriname
Venezuela
order Passeriformes
parentTaxon Tersina
phylum Chordata
scientificName Tersina viridis
sexualDimorphism present
taxonRank species
yearDescribed 1819

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Thraupidae includes Tersina viridis
Tersina viridis scientificName Tersina viridis