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The Turquoise Tanager is a medium-sized passerine bird that occurs
in northern and northeastern South America. It is a resident of the
Amazon Basin as well as adjacent rivers. It is a social bird and is
often found in small flocks.
The adult birds are around 5.5 inches long and weigh approximately
20 grams. They have long tails and dark stout bills. When fully grown,
these tanagers are dark blue in color with yellow underparts. It feeds primarily on fruit but will also eat insects, flowers, leaves, and seeds.
Its range stretches within the Amazon Basin
to Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia. It is also common
on the island of Trinidad, where it is a resident breeder. It inhabits
forests, semi-open areas, and cultivated lands. This bird typically
builds a bulky cup nest in a tree or shrub.