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[[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]].]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
L. 6.25 in. Both sexes have a pointed, but fairly stout, pale bill. | L. 6.25 in. Both sexes have a pointed, but fairly stout, pale bill. | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 21 July 2008
- Piranga ludoviciana
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 *Grey wings with white wing bars
Non-breeding and Immature: Similar to adult female
Distribution
Breeds from Alaska southward, winters in the tropics and rarely wanders to the east Coast of North America.
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: Insects, fruit, and some buds.
Song: Robin-like in its short, fluty phrases rendered with a pause between phrases. Call: A dry pit-r-ic
