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Western Tanager Range Map

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Range Map for Western Tanager

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Migration

Long-distance migrant. Western Tanagers migrate at night, usually on their own or in small groups.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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Cardinals and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Cardinalidae)

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