Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis) - HBW 16, p. 242
French: Tersine hirondelle
German: Schwalbentangare
Spanish: Tangara Golondrina
Taxonomy: Hirundo viridis Illiger, 1811, Sandwich Island; error = eastern Brazil.
This species has in the past been placed in its own family, Tersinidae, and in a subfamily Tersininae of present family. Molecular-genetic data indicate that it is embedded within present family, and forms a monophyletic group with Dacnis and Cyanerpes; all three genera have sexually dimorphic plumage, but present genus differs in broad flat bill, skeletal elements of palate and tongue, long wing, hole-nesting behaviour, and migratory habits. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- grisescens Griscom, 1929 - Santa Marta Mts, in N Colombia.
- occidentalis (P. L. Sclater, 1855) - E Panama (Darién), Colombia (except Santa Marta Mts), N Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, W & E Ecuador, N & E Peru, N & W Brazil, NW & E Bolivia (except extreme SE) and NW Argentina.
- viridis (Illiger, 1811) - E & S Brazil (from Pernambuco, Bahia, Goiás and S Mato Grosso S to Rio Grande do Sul), NE Bolivia, Paraguay and NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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a male close to the nest near Rancho Grande biological station Locality Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela
DAVID ASCANIO 17 May 2010 2 years ago 32 sec 4.8 -
Male and females, feeding on fruiting trees which were popular with other species. Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp "viridis" presumably)
Ron Jackson 6 June 2012 42 weeks ago 54 sec 4.6 -
A male high in a tree and flying away Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp occidentalis)
Josep del Hoyo 12 July 2007 5 years ago 19 sec 4.3 -
A male perching low in the forest of Iguazu. Locality Misiones Province, Argentina
German Pugnali 17 October 2006 4 years ago 17 sec 4.2 -
bird on a branch Locality Septimo Paraiso, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Keith and Lynn Youngs 8 November 2006 6 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 25 sec 4 -
A bird perched in a tree. Locality Alto Mayo Protection Forest, San Martín Department, Peru
Yoel Jimenez 29 November 2012 19 weeks ago 42 sec 3.8
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A female collecting moss on a trunk.
Locality Lindóia, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp viridis)
Geiser Pereira Trivelato 33 weeks ago 4.7 -
Sai andurinha
Locality Itariri, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp viridis)
Lindolfo Souto 3 November 2012 28 weeks ago 4.6 -
A female perched in a tree.
Locality Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás State, Brazil (ssp viridis)
fermarin74 21 January 2013 16 weeks ago 4.3 -
Male adult sitting on branch.
Locality Mindo, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 26 November 2011 43 weeks ago 4.2 -
Male perched on a twig
Locality Tarapoto Tunnel, San Martín Department, Peru (ssp occidentalis)
Dubi Shapiro 18 February 2010 1 year ago 4.1 -
Male with a twig for the nest.
Locality Carmo, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp viridis)
Juan Carlos Marín 11 September 2009 4 years ago 4.1
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An immature bird calling. Locality Estancia Apa Apa, La Paz Department, Bolivia
(ssp occidentalis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2005 20 weeks ago 4 -
calls of a pair while perched Locality Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve, La Delicia, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp occidentalis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 10 December 2009 3 years ago 4
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