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Thraupis episcopus
These two blue-gray tanagers were spotted fighting other birds off for their share of fruit at the Arenal Observatory, Arenal National Park, Costa Rica. These adults have a light bluish head and underparts, darker blue upperparts, and a shoulder patch in a different hue of blue well visible on the front bird.
Open woodland, cultivated areas and gardens. Distribution: from Mexico south to northeast Bolivia and northern Brazil, all of the Amazon Basin, except the very south. Introduced to Lima (Peru). Called Blue Jean in Trinidad and Tobago.
These are a noisy and restless lot. They live mainly on fruit, and hence love the pieces of melon laid out by the park rangers.
Spotted on Jan 19, 2008
Submitted on Aug 16, 2011
16 Comments
Muchas gracias Alonso por el nombre español!
viudita en español...muy comun en toda costa rica
Welcome..!!
Its a great contrast with Fruits and Bird's textures...!!
Thank you all for your comments. These guys are fruit lovers, and the melons put our by the rangers work wonders to attract them.
Fruit is Honeydew (or Orange) Melon.
Very cute... Love those bigger shining eyes...!!
Gorgeous birds - never seen these before. Great shot!
Just nice.
Welcome
A belated thanks Satyen!
Great couple.
Thanks Nicole!
Another pair of amazing fellows!
Thank you rubens.luciano and Noe and Pili!
Rubens, it's lovely to learn the name of these birds in Brazil. Obrigada!
These birds are new for me! Great pic :)
Nice picture. Called "Sanhaçu" in Brazil, where is very common in the SE region.