Azure-rumped Tanager
Poecilostreptus cabanisi
Azure-rumped Tanager (Poecilostreptus cabanisi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Azure-rumped Tanager (Poecilostreptus cabanisi) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 20 g.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Poecilostreptus
- Species cabanisi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 20 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Azure-rumped Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Azure-rumped Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Azure-rumped Tanager (Poecilostreptus cabanisi) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA s Mexico and Guatemala.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 20 g, with a wing length of about 8.7 cm and a tail of around 6 cm.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Azure-rumped Tanager?
The Azure-rumped Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 20 g.
Where does the Azure-rumped Tanager live?
The Azure-rumped Tanager is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA s Mexico and Guatemala, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Azure-rumped Tanager belong to?
The Azure-rumped Tanager (Poecilostreptus cabanisi) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Azure-rumped Tanager eat?
The Azure-rumped Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Azure-rumped Tanager migrate?
The Azure-rumped Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
What sound does the Azure-rumped Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Azure-rumped Tanager — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
Conservation
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