Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)

Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)

Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis) Male

About Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Perching Birds
Family: Tanagers and Allies

The swallow tanager is a species of Neotropic bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Tersina. It is found widely throughout South America, from eastern Panama to far northern Argentina. The species is sexually dimorphic: the female is a yellow-green and the male a turquoise blue with a small deep black face and upper throat patch.

Source: Wikipedia