Where’s Wildlife · Bird Field Guide
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Pronounced (approx.): pih-RANG-guh ol-ih-VAY-see-uh
A forest-canopy songbird whose appearance changes greatly with sex and season.
Three Identification Clues
Breeding males have a vivid red body with black wings and tail.
Females are olive-yellow with darker wings; nonbreeding males retain black wings and tail.
A stocky songbird with a thick, rounded bill and a fairly short tail.
Field Photographs
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Range & Sightings
Seasonal Range
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Observation records are not a complete seasonal range map.
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