Turquoise Tanager
Tangara mexicana(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Turquoise Tanager
The Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Tangara mexicana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Turquoise Tanager
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Tangara mexicana vieilloti
- Tangara mexicana media
- Tangara mexicana mexicana
- Tangara mexicana boliviana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tanagra mexicana
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.315
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Blue-browed Tanager
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Plain-Coloured Tanager
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White-bellied Tanager
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Paradise Tanager
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Opal-rumped Tanager
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Opal-crowned Tanager
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Green-headed Tanager
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Seven-Coloured Tanager
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