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Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Tangara Occidental
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Male - Photo: B. Hallett
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Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Tangara Occidental
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Male - Photo: B. Hallett
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Length: 16-20 cm.; weight: 24-36 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Breeds in western North America; winters in Central America. Accidental on other islands of the Caribbean; may eventually be reported from Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: PASSERIFORMES; THRAUPIDAE. |
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Male - Photo: B. Hallett
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Female - Photo: B. Hallett
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Female - Photo: B. Hallett
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References Bent, A.C. 1958. Life histories of North American blackbirds, orioles, tanagers, and allies. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 211. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1965). Ehrlich, P.R., D.S. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The birder’s handbook: a field guide to the natural history of North American birds. Simon and Schuster/ Fireside, NY. Hudson, J. 1999. Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana). No. 432 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Isler M.L. and P.R. Isler. 1987. The Tanagers: natural history, distribution, and identification. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. Klicka, J., K.P. Johnson, and S.M. Lanyon. 2000. Nine-primaried oscine relationships. Auk 117(2):321-336. Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |
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