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Western Tanager Treetop Treasure
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The male Western Tanager’s glowing yellow and red plumage lights up the coniferous and mixed forests of western North America each spring. The female, a drabber mix of olive-green, gray, and light yellow, virtually disappears into this habitat. Even males can remain surprisingly inconspicuous, however, as this species tends to feed and nest high in the tree canopy like its eastern relative, the Scarlet Tanager. • Once considered a member of the Thraupidae family, which includes spectacularly-colored South American species such as the Green-headed Tanager, new genetic evidence now places the Western Tanager and other tanagers of the Piranga genus into the Cardinalidae, a large and diverse bird family which includes the Northern Cardinal, Painted Bunting, and Dickcissel. • Many birds in this large family have red plumage, but the Western Tanager’s is somewhat unusual. Why? • Read more to find out: https://abcbirds.org/bird/western-tan...
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