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Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

Description:

Non-breeding plumage: Head yellowish without red or with only reddish wash. Duller yellow underparts, washed with olive green. Back feathers tipped with yellowish or olive. Would love to see it in breeding plumage with red head!

Habitat:

Western bird rarely seen in the east. This bird was seen at Ft. Desoto Memorial Park, Pineallis FL

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2 Comments

ceherzog
ceherzog 10 years ago

Thanks Maria...a pretty rare bird for Florida!

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Lovely series!

ceherzog
Spotted by
ceherzog

St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jan 13, 2014
Submitted on Jan 13, 2014

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