Some may have dull red mixed in the plumage or may lack orange tones, resembling quite closely immature female scarlet tanagers. First-year male: mixture of red and greenish yellow, sometimes ...

The most famous and recognizable member of the group is the scarlet tanager. An adult male is unmistakable in summer: brilliant scarlet red, with black wings and tail. The female is more subtly ...

The striking black-and-yellow western tanager ... in size than the scarlet’s, but smaller than other species’ bills. Monotypic. Length 7.3". Sexually dimorphic. Breeding male: plumage is ...

Did you know: Four cousins of the western tanager—scarlet, summer ... and flowers as they forage through trees and shrubs. The male is extremely protective over his breeding area.