Swallow tanager
Tersina is a genus of tanager. It contains a single species, the swallow tanager (Tersina viridis) . It is found widely throughout South America, from eastern Panama to far northern Argentina.
| Swallow tanager | |
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| Female | |
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| Male in Paraná, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tersina Vieillot, 1819 |
| Species: | T. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tersina viridis (Illiger, 1811) | |
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The species is somewhat dimorphic, as the female is a yellow-green, and the male a brighter light emerald-green, with a small deep black face and upper throat patch.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Tersina viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Swallow Tanager videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (for Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela) with RangeMap
- Swallow Tanager photo gallery VIREO
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