Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Perching
Length: 7 in. (18 cm )
Usually high in dense conifer trees, this tanager can be hard to see on its breeding grounds. During migration through riparian areas and more open forest, it often moves in large but loose flocks. The nest is located high in a conifer out near the tip of a horizontal branch and made of twigs, moss and hair. Food is mainly insects and a few buds in the summer and fruits in the winter.
The four-digit banding code is WETA.
Female |
Male |
Fir forest
Mesquite bosque
Oak-pine woodland
Riparian / River forest
Urban city
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Western Tanager
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-tanager
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:38). Western Tanager. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-tanager
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Western Tanager". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-tanager
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Western Tanager". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-tanager
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