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;[[:Category:Piranga|Piranga]] ludoviciana | ;[[:Category:Piranga|Piranga]] ludoviciana | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Both sexes have a pointed, but fairly stout, pale bill<br /> | Both sexes have a pointed, but fairly stout, pale bill<br /> | ||
'''Breeding Male''' | '''Breeding Male''' | ||
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*Black back, wings, tail | *Black back, wings, tail | ||
*White wing bar | *White wing bar | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Tanager Western 2012-10-30 122a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|ducbucln|ducbucln}}<br />Kelseyville, [[California]], October 2012]] |
'''Adult Female:''' | '''Adult Female:''' | ||
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Open coniferous forests of douglas fir, spruce, and pine, mixed woodlands with aspen trees, oak-pinyon woodlands of higher mountains. Also found in lowlands during migration. | Open coniferous forests of douglas fir, spruce, and pine, mixed woodlands with aspen trees, oak-pinyon woodlands of higher mountains. Also found in lowlands during migration. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | [[Image:P1120971 640x396 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|MarkVanWyk|MarkVanWyk}}<br />Vernon, [[British Columbia]], August 2012]] | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | Their diet consists almost entirely of insects (mostly wasps) and ants, with the addition of fruit, and some buds. | |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
'''Song''' is similar to [[American Robin]] in its short, fluty phrases rendered with a pause between phrases. <br /> | '''Song''' is similar to [[American Robin]] in its short, fluty phrases rendered with a pause between phrases. <br /> | ||
'''Call''' is A dry ''pit-r-ic'' | '''Call''' is A dry ''pit-r-ic'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015) |
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 12 August 2015
- Piranga ludoviciana
Identification
17 cm (6.½ in)
Both sexes have a pointed, but fairly stout, pale bill
Breeding Male
- Bright red face
- Yellow neck, underparts, shoulder and rump
- Black back, wings, tail
- White wing bar
Adult Female:
- Yellow head and underparts
- Olive-grey back
- Grey wings with white or yellowish wing bars
Non-breeding and Immature: Similar to adult female
Distribution
Breeds from Alaska southward to just north of Mexico and eastward to Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico; winters in the Central America; rare vagrant to the east coast of North America north to the maritime provinces of Canada.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open coniferous forests of douglas fir, spruce, and pine, mixed woodlands with aspen trees, oak-pinyon woodlands of higher mountains. Also found in lowlands during migration.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects (mostly wasps) and ants, with the addition of fruit, and some buds.
Vocalisation
Song is similar to American Robin in its short, fluty phrases rendered with a pause between phrases.
Call is A dry pit-r-ic
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Western Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Western_Tanager
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