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tanager Definition

tana·ger (tanə jər)

noun

any of a large family (Thraupidae) of small, New World passerine birds: the males usually are brilliantly colored

Etymology: ModL tanagra < Port tángara < Tupí tangara

tanager Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: Lunch is a welcome but ' edgy ' affair, as not everyone has seen the tanagers.
  • speckle: Speckled Tanager: Noted only on 1 day, 2 on 25th.
  • include: Highlights included several tanagers, Slaty-tailed Trogon, Long-tailed Woodcreeper and Yellow Warbler.

Adjective modifier

  • colorful: We can hardly miss some of the colorful tanagers and manakins, and new birds will be coming thick and fast!
  • several: Yellow-tailed Oriole was easy to identify along with Lineated Woodpecker and several common tanagers.
  • hepatic: Hepatic Tanager - A pair seen well on the Blanchisseuse Road ( T ).
  • Brazilian: We were immediately captivated by the tanagers, the most exotic of which were the Green-headed and the Brazilian Tanager.
  • cherry-throated: Seeing Cherry-throated Tanager is, however, a very expensive joke.
  • stunning: A stunning Andean tanager, and a strong contender for bird of the trip.

Modifies a noun

  • specie: Peperpot is an excellent place to find an array of Flycatchers, several Tanager species and Great Potoo.
  • flock: A tanager flock had Emerald, Bay-headed, Silver-throated and a Tawny-capped Euphonia.

Noun used with modifier

  • turquoise: Turquoise Tanager: Noted on 2 days with 2 on 25th, 2 on 29th.
  • blue-gray: The next bird I did remember from my previous trips: Blue-gray Tanager.
  • magpie: Magpie Tanager - Cissopis leveriana At Iguazu up to 3 were recorded daily on five dates.

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