Aqua-blue tanager (SciiFii)

The aqua-blue tanager (Thraupis americanum) is a species of brightly colored tanager of the genus Thraupis that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across North America to help boost biodiversity. The aqua-blue tanager is a medium-sized bird, averaging about 16–18 centimeters (6.3–7.1 inches) long and weighs 30–40 g (1.1–1.4 oz). Adults have a deep blue head and underparts, with darker blue upperparts and a shoulder patch colored a different hue of blue. The bill is short and quite thick. Sexes are similar, but the immature is much duller in plumage. The song is a squeaky twittering, interspersed with tseee and tsuup call notes. The aqua-blue tanager lives mainly on fruit, but will also take some nectar and insects. This is a common, restless, noisy and confiding species, usually found in pairs, but sometimes small groups. It thrives around human habitation, and will take some cultivated fruit like papayas (Carica papaya). One to three, usually two, dark-marked whitish to gray-green eggs are laid in a deep cup nest in a high tree fork or building crevice. Incubation by the female is 14 days with another 17 to fledging. The nest is sometimes parasitised by brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater) and American cuckoos (Cuculus americanum). The male and female feed the nestlings on insects and fruit, and may be assisted by helpers. The conservation status of the aqua-blue tanager is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the aqua-blue tanager's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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