Scarlet Tanagers
Eagle Lake, Wisconsin
The scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea) is a medium-sized American
songbird. Until recently placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it
and other members of its genus are now classified as belonging the
cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species' plumage and vocalizations
are similar to other members of the cardinal family, although the
Piranga species lacks the thick conical bill (well suited to seed and
insect eating) that many "cardinals" possess.
he scarlet tanager, a mid-sized passerine, is marginally the
smallest of the four species of Piranga that breed north of the Mexican
border. It can weigh from 23.5 to 38 g (0.83 to 1.34 oz), with an
average of 25 g (0.88 oz) during breeding and an average of 35 g (1.2
oz) at the beginning of migration. Scarlet tanagers can range in length
from 16 to 19 cm (6.3 to 7.5 in) in length and from 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to
11.8 in) in wingspan.
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