Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Perching
Length: 8 in. (20 cm )
A tree top species in broad-leafed and riparian forests, this tanager only occasionally descends to lower levels of the foliage. It feeds on insects, especially bees and wasps, and on fruit. The nest is cup-shaped, made of grass and moss, and placed high on a horizontal branch. Unlike the other North American tanagers that take on the female\'s colors during the winter, adult male Summer Tanagers stay bright red all year round.
The four-digit banding code is SUTA.
Male |
Female |
Riparian / River forest
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Summer 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/summer-tanager
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Summer Tanager. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/summer-tanager
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Summer Tanager". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/summer-tanager
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Summer Tanager". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/summer-tanager
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