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Piranga flava
Immature male with female-like plumage (overall yellowish-green). The reddish feathers in the throat indicate it is a male (which will become all red when it is about one year old). The tapered rectrices (tail feathers) indicate this is an immature in its first year of life. Age of this bird is 6-9 months old, based on the timing of local breeding. Dusky lores and cheek are typical of all plumages of this species.
Pine forest.
Elevation estimated to be near 1200 meters above sea level.
Spotted on Mar 1, 2014
Submitted on Jul 12, 2016
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Nativo de :
Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Barbados; Belize; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Canada; Colombia; Costa Rica; Dominica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Martinique; Mexico; Montserrat; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; United States; Uruguay; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic
Segun la IUCN la especie se evaluó como de Preocupación Menor .
Citation: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 August 2016.