Scientific name: Tangara mexicana
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae

The Turquoise Tanager is a resident of Trinidad, Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and much of Brazil. It is restricted to areas with humid forest, with its primary distribution being the Amazon. It occurs in forest, woodland and cultivation. These are social birds usually found in groups. They eat a wide variety of fruit and also take insects, often gleaned from twigs.

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