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Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

Photo by CynthiaMHori
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Description:

MAle in breeding plumage. Entire head red. Hindneck, rump, and underparts bright yellow. Two wingbars, upper bright yellow, lower whitish yellow. Back, wings, and tail black. Bill dull yellow. Legs and feet bluish gray. Eye dark.

Habitat:

Breeds in open coniferous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests. Western USA and into Canada. Eats insects

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