Darwin's tanager (Pipraeidea bonariensis darwinii) A male Pipraeidea bonariensis darwinii, characterized by green upper back
Description Thraupis bonariensis darwinii. Characterized by the green upper back
English: Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Date 8 February 2009
Author Doug Janson
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thraupis_darwinii-20090208.jpg
The blue-and-yellow tanager (Pipraeidea bonariensis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. The western darwinii group have a green back. The darwnii group has been considered a separate species, the Darwin's tanager (Pipraeidea darwinii). Order: Passeriformes, Family: Thraupidae, Genus: Pipraeidea, Species: Pipraeidea bonariensis (Gmelin, 1789), Subspecies: Pipraeidea bonariensis darwinii.