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Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

Photo by KimLomman
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Field Notes

Description:

The Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra), is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.

Habitat:

Found outside Oxley Nature Center, Tulsa, OK, USA.

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PublishedApril 26, 2013

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