28 January 2010, El Valle, Cocle Province, Panama

This attractive species is abundant around towns and gardens; adapting well
to human disturbance. Males and females are alike. This species was
introduced and thought to be established in Florida for a while, but the
population eventually died out. In fact I saw the last survivor in Florida
many years ago.

Thirteen subspecies are recognized, two of which are found in Panama. This
is the widespread T. e. cana which occurs on the mainland from Mexico to
Venezuela. It is paler blue on the back cf. island races and has no white
in the wing cf. to South American forms.

Some authors give the species name as T. virens which is a misnomer, and
some spell the English name "Blue-gray Tanager."

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