Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The yellow-winged tanager (Thraupis abbas) is a neotropical member of the tanager family. It is of average size for a tanager, about 18-centimetre (7.1 in) long. It is distinguished by the yellow patches on its dusky green wings, marking an otherwise dark bluish and gray body. It has a pale lavender tone on its throat and breast.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Eastern Mexico to eastern Nicaragua.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Yellow-winged tanager
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
