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Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Niels Krabbe (XC243187). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanoptera
Glaucous TanagerThraupis glaucocolpa
Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Colombia | 4,595 |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 3,839 |
| Mexico | 2,166 |
| Ecuador | 2,077 |
| Panama | 1,865 |
| Antioquia | 1,839 |
| Provincia Alajuela | 1,363 |
| Peru | 1,327 |
| Pichincha | 866 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 762 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Tanagers and Allies · Thraupidae |
| Genus | Typical Tanagers · Thraupis |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Blue-gray Tanager with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.