Overview
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Tersina is a of tanager. It contains a single species, the Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis).
The species is somewhat dimorphic, as the female is a yellow-green, and the male a brighter light emerald-green, with a small deep black face and upper throat patch.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Tersina is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in the Genus Tersina: T. viridis (Swallow Tanager) · T. viridis grisescens · T. viridis occidentalis · T. viridis viridis (Swallow Tanager)
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