Turquoise Tanager

The Turquoise Tanager is mainly dark blue, with turquoise edging to the longest wing feathers and a yellowish lower underparts. They are usually found in groups of 2 or more and they eat a wide variety of fruits and seeds in addition to gleaning insects while perched.

A Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) at a fruiting tree in Timehri. (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)