The Tanagers & Saltators comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. “Quit” birds are small energetic songbirds native to the Caribbean, Central and South America, famous for their sharp calls and love for flower nectar
Tanagers have a neotropical distribution and are the second-largest family of birds. It represents about 4% of all avian species and 12% of the neotropical birds. The Tanagers are a large family of brightly coloured species, restricted to the Americas, particularly tropical South America. They are very diverse family of Sparrow to Starling sized birds which feed on seeds, fruit, insects or nectar, according to species. While the tropical species are non-migratory, a few species fly north to breed in temperate North America. Two of these species are extremely rare vagrants to Britain.
