Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical and tropical dry and moist shrubland. From sea-level - 500 m, occasionally up to 800 m.
Northern Colombia (from northern Bolívar and Atlántico) eastern across arid Caribbean coast of Venezuela (to Sucre, and inland in llanos south to Barinas, Apure, Guárico and northern Anzoátegui); also Margarita I.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa) [XC360583]
by Francisco contreras from Colos\u00f3, Sucre, Colombia (song)
Glaucous Tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa) [XC838679]
by id from Taratara, Venezuela (call, song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Recent molecular-genetic data do not support monophyly of genus as currently constituted: six of eight species sampled (present species not yet analysed) embedded with Tangara, a finding that makes genus Tangara paraphyletic. This species may form a superspecies with Blue-grey Tanager (Tangara episcopus) and Sayaca Tanager (Tangara sayaca). Sometimes considered conspecific with one or both of those, but differs markedly in plumage, voice and habitat.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet