Brazilian name: Saí-andorinha
Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
November 2008
The Swallow Tanager is distributed in South America west of the Andes from Colombia south to Ecuador and east of the Andes throughout most of the tropics except the Orinoco Basin, much of the Amazon Basin and the caatinga of north-east Brazil.
The male is a bright turquoise blue with a black mask and throat. The mid-belly is white and the flanks are turquoise blue with black barring. The bill is broad and black.
The female has green replacing the turquoise blue with pale yellow-green on the mid-belly and olive-green barring on the flanks. Photo 3 shows female plumage but might be an immature male.
It sallies from its perch in search of insects and also consumes small fruit and berries.
| Previous Page | Back to Index | Next Page |