National Aquarium: Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana)
Did you know that, despite its scientific name, the turquoise tanager is not found in Mexico or anywhere in Central America?
The turquoise tanager is a brightly colored bird with a strikingly blue face and breast and yellow or white underside. It lives in humid lowland forests, foraging for insects and fruit beneath the forest canopy. The turquoise tanager is a highly social bird and up to four or five individuals will help to feed nestlings.
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Did you know that, despite its scientific name, the turquoise tanager is not found in Mexico or anywhere in Central America?
The turquoise tanager is a brightly colored bird with a strikingly blue face and breast and yellow or white underside. It lives in humid lowland forests, foraging for insects and fruit beneath the forest canopy. The turquoise tanager is a highly social bird and up to four or five individuals will help to feed nestlings.
Learn more about the turquoise tanager!