Identification - This bird is slightly smaller than a robin. The breeding male has a bright yellow body, with a brilliant red head and black back, wings, and tail. Each wing has two bars, one yellow and one white. All Western Tanagers have pale bills.
Morsels - The tanagers comprise a group of 240 species and are among the most beautiful birds in the world. All species but four occur only in the humid jungles of Central and South America. The four species that reach North America are very colorful including the all red Summer Tanager and Hepatic Tanager, the red and black Scarlet Tanager and the red, yellow and black Western Tanager. The Western Tanager feeds mainly on insects in the spring and early summer and berries later in the season.
