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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:d08_1535.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male. Photo: Nomdeploom. Location: Bandelier Nat'l Monument, New Mexico, USA.]] |
| + | [[Image:d08_1526.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Female. Photo: Nomdeploom. Location: Bandelier Nat'l Monument, New Mexico, USA.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==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. | |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[U.S.A]] south to [[Mexico]], [[Costa Rica]] | + | In the [[U.S.A]], summers in [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico.]] Thence south to [[Mexico]], [[Costa Rica]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Open pine and pine-oak forests, often near water. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Diet includes insects, figs, ripe guavas, and other fruits. | Diet includes insects, figs, ripe guavas, and other fruits. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Piranga+flava}} | {{GSearch|Piranga+flava}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Piranga]] |
Revision as of 00:33, 18 June 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, Costa Rica
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open pine and pine-oak forests, often near water.
Behaviour
Diet includes insects, figs, ripe guavas, and other fruits.
