Turquoise
Tanager
Tangara mexicana
Photographed at Discovery Cove, Orlando, Florida Mar 2011
The
Turquoise Tanager is a medium-sized passerine bird that occurs in northern and
northeastern South America. It is a resident of the Amazon Basin as well as
adjacent rivers. It is a social bird and is often found in small flocks.
The
Turquoise Tanager feeds primarily on fruit but will also eat insects, flowers,
leaves, and seeds.
The female Turquoise
Tanager lays 2 to 3 brown-blotched, gray-green eggs per clutch. The female
incubates the eggs for about 12 to 14 days. Pairs break off from the flock to
reproduce. After hatching, pairs rejoin the flock but return to feed the young.
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