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Flame-colored Tanager

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Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentata
  • ORDER: Passeriformes
  • FAMILY: Cardinalidae

Basic Description

Flame-colored Tanagers decorate the lush green treetops of mountain forests from Mexico to Panama with their vivid colors—flame orange to radiant red in males, and a rich yellow in females. Both sexes have heavily streaked upperparts and two bold white wingbars on dark wings. Flame-colored Tanagers typically occur alone or in pairs, but occasionally join mixed-species flocks. This bird’s short, raspy song and strong, three-noted call are both reminiscent of the sounds of the closely related Western Tanager.

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Other Names

  • Piranga Estriada (Spanish)
  • Piranga à dos rayé (French)
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