Piranga rubra ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: CARDINALIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Kevin T. Karlson
The only entirely red bird in North America, the Summer Tanager is a bird of southern forests. It specializes in eating bees and wasps, both in the summer and on its wintering grounds in Central and South America.
Song a series of slurred, whistled notes interspersed with short pauses. Usually contains one set that can be interpreted as "peanut-butter." Call a harsh, clicking "pit-i-tuck."