the red-capped cardinal is a small bird native to south america. despite their name, this ‘cardinal’ is a part of the tanager family. their diet consists mainly of fruit, rice, and insects.
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Tag: tanager
the speckled tanager is a small member of the tanager family native to south america. the bright blue and green tanager feeds off of fruit and insects. speckled tanagers live in subtropical, humid rainforests.
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the western tanager is a brightly colored bird native to western north america. named due to the misconception it was a part of the ‘true’ tanager family, they are actually closely related to cardinals. both male and females have large amounts of yellow on the body, but only males have the reddish-orange head.
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the scarlet tanager is a small, brightly colored member of the cardinal family native to north america. in winter, males and females look very similar, but in spring males molt into brilliant red plumage.
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the paradise tanager is a medium-sized songbird found in parts of south america. the tanager is easily recognizable by its bright coloration, which has slight variations by subspecies.
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todays bird is: this blue gray tanager!
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