Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis

Chilean name: Naranjero
Brazilian name:
sanhaçu-papa-laranja
Male Blue-and-yellow Tanager, Putre, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image The Blue-and-yellow Tanager is distributed on the Andean slopes of Ecuador, Peru, northern Chile and western Bolivia and into Paraguay, southern Brazil, Uruguay and down to central Argentina. It is found in light woodland, agricultural areas and gardens with trees and shrubs especially in semi-arid areas such as the pre-puna shrub of northern Chile. It is often associated with human habitation.
Male  Blue-and-yellow Tanager, Putre, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image The male, pictured here, has a blue head and throat with a black mask and a greenish back with yellow rump. Underparts are yellow with an orange wash to the breast. The female is duller with a pale blue head, olive back, whitish throat and buffy underparts.

There are recordings and a distribution map on xeno-canto.
Male  Blue-and-yellow Tanager, Socorama, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image
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