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− | [[Image:d08_1535.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male. Photo: Nomdeploom. Location: Bandelier | + | [[Image:d08_1535.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male. Photo: Nomdeploom. Location: Bandelier National Monument, [[New Mexico]], USA.]] |
− | [[Image:d08_1526.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Female. Photo: Nomdeploom. Location: Bandelier | + | [[Image:d08_1526.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Female. Photo: Nomdeploom. Location: Bandelier National Monument, [[New Mexico]], USA.]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | In the [[U.S.A]], summers in [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico | + | In the [[U.S.A]], summers in [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico]]]] Thence south to [[Mexico]] and [[Costa Rica]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== |
Revision as of 16:37, 27 July 2008
- Piranga flava
Identification
20cm (8"). Dark red to orange-red, grey wash on back and flanks. Grey-red cheek patch. Heavy, slightly hooked, and dark bill. Female - olive-green upperparts and yellow-orange underparts with grey wash on flanks. Juvenile has paler underparts, brown streaks, and buff-gray wing-bars.
Distribution
In the U.S.A, summers in Arizona and New Mexico]] Thence south to Mexico and Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open pine and pine-oak forests, often near water.
Behaviour
Diet includes insects, figs, ripe guavas, and other fruits.