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The 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.
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News of the arrival of the scarlet tanager - more usually found in the forests of North America - broke last weekend, sending birdwatchers into a state of excitement.
The bird is believed to be a scarlet tanager, which arrived in Shelf, near Halifax, after being blown off course by strong winds from a hurricane in North America. Normally, the bird makes two ...
Sulphur-rumped tanager: Heterospingus rubrifrons (Lawrence, 1865) 29 Scarlet-browed tanager: Heterospingus xanthopygius (Sclater, PL, 1855) 30 Yellow-backed tanager: Hemithraupis flavicollis (Vieillot, 1818) 31 Guira tanager: Hemithraupis guira (Linnaeus, 1766) 32 Rufous-headed tanager: Hemithraupis ruficapilla (Vieillot, 1818) 33 Swallow tanager
Scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea (A) Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus (A) Indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea (A) Tanagers. Green warbler finch Large ...
The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge was established to preserve ten important estuaries that are key points along migration routes of waterfowl and other migratory birds. During harsh winters, the refuge's marshes provide vital food and cover for waterfowl and other migrating birds at a time when inland waters are frozen.
The willow ptarmigan is the state bird of Alaska. The list of birds of Alaska includes every wild bird species recorded in the U.S. state of Alaska, based on the list published by the Alaska Checklist Committee. As of January 2022, there were 534 species on the official list. Of them, 55 are considered rare, 149 are casual, and 79 are accidental, all as defined below. Another 18 and a species ...