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Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

The Summer Tanager is a bright red bird that loves to sing! It can be found in warm places and enjoys eating insects and fruits. Its cheerful song makes it a favorite among bird watchers.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Summer Tanager is a medium-sized songbird, distinct for its males being entirely vibrant red, resembling a 'fire-bird'. Females are dull yellow-green with dusky wings, unlike the black wings of other red tanagers. Its stout, pale bill is also a distinguishing feature.

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Summer Tanager

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Male Summer Tanagers get their vibrant red color from chemicals in the insects they eat!

Some tanagers travel thousands of miles, flying from Canada to South America each year!

Summer Tanagers are one of the few birds that regularly eat venomous stinging insects like wasps!

Their nests can be so thin, you might actually see the eggs right through the bottom!

Habilidades especiales

Summer Tanager can deftly snatch flying insects like bees and wasps right out of the air, helping them catch food on the wing.

Summer Tanager can rub stinging insects against a branch to remove their venomous stingers, allowing them to eat safely.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 17-19 cm
Envergadura: 28-30 cm
Peso: 0.028-0.032 kg
Esperanza de vida: 4-7 años
Top Speed: 40 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 3-4
Incubación: 11-12 días
Distancia de migración: 3500 km

Dieta y alimentación

These colorful birds mostly feast on flying insects, especially bees and wasps, but also enjoy some fruits.

Alimentos principales

bees
wasps
beetles
grasshoppers
berries
fruits

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Hunts adult tanagers in woodlands.

eats

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Captures and consumes these insects as a key food.

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Preys on eggs and nestlings in their nests.

shelters

White Oak

Quercus alba

Frequently builds nests in the sturdy branches of these trees.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Bosque

Los hábitats boscosos son entornos terrestres dominados por una densa cubierta arbórea, que sustentan una gran diversidad de vida animal y vegetal.

Migratorio

Los animales migratorios emprenden movimientos estacionales de una región a otra, típicamente en respuesta a cambios en el clima o la disponibilidad de alimentos.