Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Perching
Length: 8 in. (20 cm )
Nesting in mountainous pine and oak woodlands, the Hepatic Tanager stays high in the tree crowns. Here it gleans and flies out to catch insects from the vegetation but in the later summer includes more fruits in its diet. The nest is made of loose grass and moss and placed high on a horizontal branch.
The four-digit banding code is HETA.
Male |
Female |
Fir forest
Oak-pine woodland
Sex of Bird: Male
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Hepatic Tanager
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/hepatic-tanager
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Hepatic Tanager. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/hepatic-tanager
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Hepatic Tanager". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/hepatic-tanager
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Hepatic Tanager". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/hepatic-tanager
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