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Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: CARDINALIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Scarlet Tanager Photo

A striking black-winged red bird, the Scarlet Tanager is a common species of the eastern forest interior. Despite its brilliant coloring it is often overlooked because of its rather secretive behavior and its preference for the forest canopy.

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Calls

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  • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Song a series of short, burry syllables, reminiscent of a robin with a sore throat. Call a springy "chik-burr."

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