The 5 species of tanagers in Shell
Of all the birds that live in Shell, there are
5 species of tanagers (in Spanish its tangara ). They are very frequent.
The first tanager is the Blue-and-gray tanager. This
bird has different plumages in the west than in the east. In the west they are
light gray with blue wings. But in the east they have white patches on their wings.
They travel in flocks.
The second tanager is the Palm tanager. These birds are greenish-gray, and half of their wings
are black and the other is white. Its head is yellow green and its tail is
black. These birds are very social.
The next one
is the Thick -Billed Euphonia. I know what you’re
thinking, this isn’t a tanager but there are a lot of names under the tanagers.
The male and female are very different. The male has a yellow belly and a blue
back. A streak of blue goes through its eye and it has a yellow cap. The female
is greenish gray with dark gray wings. They usually follow with other thick
billed euphonia.
The next up is
the Silver] beaked tanager is a very
loud bird. The male is dark brown with a
white blotch on its lower side of its beak. The female is a reddish brown color
without the white splotch. These birds travel in large groups.
And last but certainly not least, the Blue necked tanager. It has a blue head with a
black body (don’t ask me why it’s called blue necked), and dark blue lower
belly. Its wings are yellow. It travels in small groups or flocks.
There are many more tanagers in Ecuador but I only
see five where I live. I have seen other birds before. Tanagers are very
special.
