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;[[:Category:Piranga|Piranga]] ludoviciana | ;[[:Category:Piranga|Piranga]] ludoviciana | ||
| − | [[Image:Western_Tanager.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Jvhigbee<br />Photo taken: Spanaway, Washington, USA.]] | + | [[Image:Western_Tanager.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Jvhigbee<br />Photo taken: Spanaway, [[Washington]], [[USA]].]] |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution & Taxonomy== | ==Distribution & Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Breeds from Alaska southward, winters in the tropics and rarely wanders to the east Coast of North America. | + | Breeds from [[Alaska]] southward, winters in the tropics and rarely wanders to the east Coast of North America. |
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==Habitat== | ==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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 20 June 2008
- Piranga ludoviciana
Description
Identification
L. 6.25 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
- Gray wings with white wing bars
Non-breeding and Immature
Similar to adult female
Distribution & Taxonomy
Breeds from Alaska southward, winters in the tropics and rarely wanders to the east Coast of North America.
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
Insects, fruit, and some buds.
Voice
Song
Robin-like in its short, fluty phrases rendered with a pause between phrases.
Call
A dry pit-r-ic
