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
surface form: swallow-tanager
describedBy Louis Pierre Vieillot
diet frugivorous
insectivorous
distributionRegion Amazon Basin
Atlantic Forest biome
surface form: 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 of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
kingdom Animalia
malePlumageColor turquoise
migratoryBehavior partially migratory
nativeTo Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
French Guiana
British Guiana
surface form: Guyana

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

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Thraupidae includes Tersina viridis
Tersina viridis scientificName Tersina viridis self-link