Hepatic Tanager
Hepatic Tanager
The Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava, is a medium-sized American songbird. Traditionally placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it is now thought to be much closer to cardinals (Cardinalidae).
The habits of the Hepatic Tanager are similar to those of the Western Tanager.
Its range includes Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico.
It is larger and stockier than other tanagers and has a relatively short tail and a stout bill. Its brightest color is always on its forehead and throat. In all plumages, it has grey flanks, dusky cheeks, and a dark eye streak. The female is yellow, and the male is red. Its average weight is 1.3 oz (38 g). Its average wingspan is 12.5 in (31.8 cm) and length 8 inches (20.3 cm).
Its call is a low, dry chup like the Hermit Thrush. Its song is clearer than Thraupidae tanagers and far more similar to the song of the Black-headed Grosbeak, another member of the Cardinalidae. The flight call is a husky and rising weet.
References
- Sibley, David (2003). The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America. ISBN 0-679-45121-8.
- Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
External links
- Stamps (for Paraguay) with RangeMap
- Hepatic Tanager videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Hepatic Tanager photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-Piranga flava-High Res; Article & synopsis arthurgrosset–"Birds of South America"
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Last updated on Monday September 22, 2008 at 19:43:04 PDT (GMT -0700)
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