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Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

The Scarlet Tanager is a bright red bird with black wings and a cheerful song. They love to eat insects and fruits, making them fun to spot in the trees during summer!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Scarlet Tanager male is strikingly bright scarlet red with jet-black wings and tail, making it easy to spot against green leaves. Females are yellowish-green with dusky wings, blending better into the forest. It differs from other red birds by its unique combination of brilliant red body and distinct black wings.

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Scarlet Tanager
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Scarlet Tanager

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Male tanagers lose their vibrant red feathers in autumn, becoming greenish-yellow like the females!

Their unique song is often described as sounding like a 'robin with a sore throat,' a distinctive whistle.

They journey from North America to South America every year, flying over 3,000 miles!

Unlike many birds, Scarlet Tanagers have special enzymes to digest the fuzzy skin of toxic caterpillars!

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Fähigkeit

Global Traveler

Scarlet Tanager can migrate thousands of kilometers because it has amazing endurance, flying all the way to South America each year.

Fähigkeit

Color Changer

Scarlet Tanager has bright red feathers that change to dull greenish-yellow in autumn, helping it blend in while molting.

Fähigkeit

Caterpillar Cruncher

Scarlet Tanager can safely eat hairy caterpillars that many other birds avoid, thanks to its specialized foraging skills.

Maße und Details

Länge
16-19 cm
Flügelspannweite
25-29 cm
Gewicht
0.023-0.038 kg
Lebenserwartung
6-11 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Brutzeit
13-14 Tage
Zugstrecke
6000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny bugs and juicy berries are the Scarlet Tanager's favorite foods!

Hauptnahrung

  • insects
  • spiders
  • beetles
  • moths
  • wild berries
  • small fruits

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

A swift forest hunter that preys on many songbirds.

eaten by

Eastern Ratsnake

Pantherophis obsoletus

Climbs trees to raid nests for eggs and chicks.

depends on

White Oak

Quercus alba

Provides numerous insects like caterpillars for food.

eats

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Consumes its ripe, dark fruits during late summer migration.

parasitizes

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Lays its eggs in tanager nests, making the tanagers raise its young.

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Enjoy watching birds from a distance and do not disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Scarlet Tanager?

16-19 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Scarlet Tanager?

25-29 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Scarlet Tanager?

0.023-0.038 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Scarlet Tanager?

6-11 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Scarlet Tanager?

35 km/h

Was frisst Scarlet Tanager?

Tiny bugs and juicy berries are the Scarlet Tanager's favorite foods!

Wo findet man Scarlet Tanager normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Scarlet Tanager?

Foraging

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