Ecuador
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
(L 6")
Widespread...across much of
So America...to south Brazil.
Wildsumaco Lodge
16Mar2017
Podocarpus Reserve
Bombuscaro entrance
19Feb2013
flash photo
- can have a
dramatic effect on
coloration.
female
Tersina is a French name for this bird;
viridis in Latin means green.
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Macaulay
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