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Piranga ludoviciana
Medium-sized tanager with brilliant red head, bright yellow body, black back, wings, and tail. Wings have two bars: upper bar is yellow, lower bar is white. Legs and feet are gray. Female is olive-green above, with gray back and yellow underparts. Swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings. It was first recorded on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Yard bordering on undeveloped canyon.
The red pigment in the face is not produced by the bird but is acquired through their diet of insects that themselves acquire it from plants.
Spotted on May 23, 2013
Submitted on Jun 9, 2013
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Nice