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Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

The Western Tanager is a colorful bird with bright yellow feathers and a red head. They love to sing and can be found in forests, especially during the summer when they come to find food.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Western Tanager male has a striking fiery-red head, brilliant yellow body, and contrasting black wings with two white wing bars. Females are duller yellow-green with dusky wings and no red. This vivid coloration makes it easily distinct from other tanager species.

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Western Tanager

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Males often look like they dipped their head in a pot of red paint!

Their cheerful, robin-like song can often be heard from the treetops.

They build cup-shaped nests hidden high in coniferous trees for safety!

Young tanagers are often fed juicy caterpillars by their parents!

Habilidades especiales

Western Tanager can navigate thousands of kilometers during migration because they use celestial cues and Earth's magnetic field.

Western Tanager can catch flying insects mid-air because of their quick reflexes and agile flight.

Western Tanager males get their vibrant red head feathers through a complex metabolic process, not just diet like some birds.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 16-19 cm
Envergadura: 28-32 cm
Peso: 0.024-0.038 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 45 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 3-5
Incubación: 11 días
Distancia de migración: 4000 km

Dieta y alimentación

These colorful birds enjoy a delicious mix of insects, spiders, and juicy berries!

Diferencias por edad: Adults switch from a largely insect diet in summer to more fruits in fall/winter.

Alimentos principales

Beetles
Wasps
Ants
Spiders
Blackberries
Huckleberries

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

A swift predator that preys on smaller birds.

parasitizes

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Lays its eggs in the nests of Western Tanagers.

eats

Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Consumes the sweet berries, especially during migration.

eats

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Forages on insects, including flying bees and wasps.

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.