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Summer Tanager
| Color: |
Red, Yellow |
| Size: |
7.75" |
| Season: |
Summer |
| Description: |
Male is a large, bright red bird with gray brown bill. It is distinguished from the male Northern Cardinal in that it lacks the large crest, black facial markings and orange bill. Female is yellowish overall with darker color on wings and a thick, light-colored bill. |
| Voice: |
Voice consists of varied whistles. Call is a pit-I-tuk-I-tuk. These birds are very territorial and males sing loudly and frequently to establish their territories and attract mates.
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| Habitat: |
Woodlands |
| Interesting Fact: |
Tanagers eat a variety of insects and fruit but are known to specialize on wasps and bees. If you watch one closely, you might see it capture a bee or wasp and break off the insect's stinger before eating it. |
| Scientific name: |
Piranga rubra |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Thraupidae |
Adult male Robert Herron |
Adult male Ryan Brady |
Juvenile male, note amount of red varies Ryan Brady |
Adult female Larry Jernigan |
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