Tanagers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Thraupidae
The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly coloured. They are seed eaters, but their preference tends towards fruit and nectar. Most have short, rounded wings.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bicolored Conebill | Conirostrum bicolor | Trinidad only |
| White-shouldered Tanager | Tachyphonus luctuosus | Trinidad only |
| White-lined Tanager | Tachyphonus rufus | |
| Silver-beaked Tanager | Ramphocelus carbo | Trinidad only |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | |
| Blue-capped Tanager | Thraupis cyanocephala | Trinidad only |
| Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | |
| Turquoise Tanager | Tangara mexicana | Trinidad only |
| Speckled Tanager | Tangara guttata | Trinidad only |
| Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola | Trinidad only |
| Blue Dacnis | Dacnis cayana | Trinidad only |
| Green Honeycreeper | Chlorophanes spiza | Trinidad only |
| Purple Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes caeruleus | |
| Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus | |
| Swallow-Tanager | Tersina viridis | Trinidad only |
| Masked Cardinal | Paroaria nigrogenis | Trinidad only |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Trinidad And Tobago