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| SCIENTIFIC
CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON
NAME: |
blue
& black tanager |
| KINGDOM: |
Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
| CLASS: |
Aves |
| ORDER: |
Passeriformes |
| FAMILY: |
Emberizidae |
| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Tangara
(Tupi word for brightly colored bird) vassorii |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
The
blue and black tanager is a brightly colored bird
with mostly blue plumage except for black on the
tail primaries, the lesser wing coverts and mask
extending from the base of the bill through the
eyes. |
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| SIZE: |
9-28 cm (3.5-11 in.) |
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| WEIGHT: |
8.5-40 g (0.3-1.4 oz.) |
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| DIET: |
Includes
fruit and nectar |
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| INCUBATION: |
13-15 days |
| CLUTCH
SIZE |
2-5
eggs |
| FLEDGING
DURATION |
14-20 days |
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| RANGE: |
Venezuela,
Colombia, and Brazil |
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| HABITAT: |
Inhabits
tropical regions |
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| POPULATION: |
GLOBAL |
Unknown |
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Not
listed |
| CITES |
Not
listed |
| USFWS |
Not
listed |
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| 1. |
There
is no color difference between the sexes and female
blue and black tanagers are just as brightly colored
as the males. |
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| 2. |
Tanager classification is still being determined.
They are often classified in the Thraupidae family. |
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| These
birds are vital seed dispersers, which helps new
forest growth. They are also food for larger predators. |
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| Austin,
G. 1961. Birds of the World. Golden Press,
Inc., New York. |
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Gotch, A.F. Birds - Their Latin Names Explained.
Poole, Dorst: Blandford Press, 1981.
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| Perrins,
C. Birds: Their Life, Their Ways, Their World.
New York: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
1979. |
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| Perrins,
C. M. And A. L.A. Middleton, eds. The Encyclopedia
of Birds. New York: Facts on File Pub. 1985. |
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| Perrins,
C. M. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds:
The Definitive Reference to Birds of the World.
New York: Prentice Hall Press. 1990. |
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| http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/winkler/botw/thraupidae.html |
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| InfoNatura:
Birds, mammals, and amphibians of Latin America
[web application]. 2004. Version 3.2 . Arlington,
Virginia (USA): NatureServe. Available: http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura. |
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