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Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

Description:

Non-breeding male. Summers for this area
Breeding males will have more red in the face and a deeper yellow. Females lack the red in the face and is grey on the back and the yellow is paler. The non-breeding male not as bright yellow and the red face is either is only tinted or absent. The black is duller. Back is a greenish-yellow. The feed on insects and fruit.

Habitat:

This was spotted by a nectar garden in an open woodland area of mixed trees.

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2 Comments

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Westerns males are yellow with red face. You maybe thinking of the other Tanagers.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Weste...

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

male is red?

Jellis
Spotted by
Jellis

Fremont, California, USA

Spotted on Jun 14, 2013
Submitted on Jun 15, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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