Full-bodied songbird with a big head and a thick blunt-tipped bill. Adult males are brilliant red overall.
Medium-sized songbird. Females are yellowish overall with a pinkish or horn-colored bill.
Immature males are splotchy yellow and red. The amount of red depends on age as they molt into the red plumage of adults.
Hefty songbird with a slightly crested head (not always visible). Females are yellowish overall with a pale horn-colored bill.
Chunky entirely red songbird often found in the canopy where it catches bees and wasps.
Found in gaps and edges of open deciduous or pine-oak forests.
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Summer Tanagers are medium-sized, chunky songbirds with big bodies and large heads. They have large, thick, blunt-tipped bills.
Smaller than an American Robin; larger than a Yellow Warbler.
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