Return of Bird of the Week: Blue and Yellow Tanager

This is a somewhat drabber tanager, but after last week’s bird almost anything is gong to look drab. This is a male Blue and Yellow Tanager, a widely distributed species found from Argentina northwest to Andean Ecuador.  It’s a generalist, found in may kinds of habitats from scrubby edges and parks to pure forest of varied types. And frequently around fruit feeders; it’s an enthusiastic attendant to feeders. The species is identified by its blue head and wings, blackish or greenish back, and yellow underparts and rump; females are less colorful than males but show the same general pattern. Common and…