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Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

2 Species ID Suggestions

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager
jakewade97
jakewade97 12 years ago
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Summer Tanager


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7 Comments

Jimmie
Jimmie 11 years ago

Thanks Jake, updated accordingly.

jakewade97
jakewade97 11 years ago

Please change the name to summer tanager

jakewade97
jakewade97 12 years ago

That is a summer tanager. Scarlet tanagers have a black wing.

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 12 years ago

I'm still just a beginner when it comes to paying close attention to birds, but I have not seen this one yet. It looks awesome!!!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Good picture!

Jimmie
Jimmie 12 years ago

Thanks for the ID, and the info!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Interesting birds - the male is deep red but the female is a dull yellowish green.

Jimmie
Spotted by
Jimmie

Osage, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on May 14, 2011
Submitted on Aug 24, 2011

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