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Birdsong field guide

Glaucous Tanager

Thraupis glaucocolpa

A pale, pastel-blue neotropical passerine endemic to the arid regions of northern South America, closely resembling the Blue-gray Tanager but with a distinctly lighter underbelly.

What it sounds like

A rapid series of high-pitched, squeaky, and thin twittering notes.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Francisco contreras · VenezuelaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is distinguished from the similar Blue-gray Tanager by its notably pale, whitish belly and undertail coverts.
The species specializes in dry, arid habitats such as desert scrub and deciduous woodlands rather than humid forests.
It has adapted successfully to human-altered landscapes, frequently appearing in urban parks and residential gardens.
Its diet is primarily frugivorous, though it regularly gleans insects from foliage to supplement its nutritional needs.
The Glaucous Tanager is a regional endemic, restricted to the Caribbean coastal lowlands of Colombia and Venezuela.

Habitat

Arid scrub, dry deciduous forests, and suburban greenery.

Range

Northern Colombia and northern Venezuela.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanoptera Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus Golden-chevroned TanagerThraupis ornata Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas

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