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Summer Tanager (Adult male)

Piranga rubra

Photo by Ismael Chaves
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

These birds are often out of sight, foraging high in trees, sometimes flying out to catch insects in flight. They mainly eat insects, especially bees and wasps, and berries.

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Summer Tanager

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Yasser
Wow! Gorgeous bird Ismael!

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PublishedNovember 2, 2013

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