Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)

Swallow Tanager, a reference photo — Photo: Dario Sanches from SÃO PAULO, BRASIL · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The swallow tanager (Tersina viridis) is a species of Neotropic bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It occurs regularly in Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. It has occurred as a vagrant in those two countries and on Tobago and Bonaire and there are unconfirmed reports from Curaçao.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Swallow Tanager being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cotinga maynana
Cotinga ridgwayi

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Tersina
Species: Tersina viridis

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