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Summer Tanager -male-


Summer Tanager -male-
Foto informatie
Auteursrechten: Luis Vargas (Chiza) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 68 W: 0 N: 329] (1702)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Kleur
Datum Opname: 2011-02-13
Categorieën: Birds
Belichting: f/4.5, 1/60 Seconden
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Fotoversie: Originele versie
Datum inzending: 2011-02-16 19:10
Gezien: 1869
Punten: 12
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Summer Tanager
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Adult male

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Suborder:Passeri
Infraorder:Passerida
Family:Cardinalidae (see text)
Genus:Piranga
Species:P. rubra
Binomial name
Piranga rubra

(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra, is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).[2] The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.
Their breeding habitat is open wooded areas, especially with oaks, across the southern United States. These birds migrate to Mexico, Central America and northern South America. This tanager is an extremely rare vagrant to western Europe.
Adults have stout pointed bills. Adult males are rose red and similar in appearance to the Hepatic Tanager, although the latter has a dark bill; females are orangish on the underparts and olive on top, with olive-brown wings and tail.
These birds are often out of sight, foraging high in trees, sometimes flying out to catch insects in flight. They mainly eat insects, especially bees and wasps, and berries. Fruit of Cymbopetalum mayanum (Annonaceae) are an especially well-liked food in their winter quarters, and birds will forage in human-altered habitat[3]. Consequently, these trees can be planted to entice them to residential areas, and they may well be attracted to bird feeders. Summer Tanagers build a cup nest on a horizontal tree branch.

Voice
The Summer Tanager has an American Robin-like song, similar enough that novices sometimes mistake this bird for that species. The song consists of melodic units, repeated in a constant stream. The Summer Tanager's song, however, is much more monotonous than that of T. migratorius, often consisting of as few as 3 or 4 distinct units. It is clearer and less nasal than the song of the Scarlet Tanager.
The Summer Tanager also has a sharp, agitated-sounded call pi-tuk or pik-i-tuk-i-tuk.[4
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Hi Luis,
Beautiful bird and picture! Very nice perching and background.
Regards, Mario

The Sony H series never fails to surprise me and this is more than enough prove of the fantastic results obtained with the best compact camera around (my opinion of course)
Pin sharp image with good colours and detail. A very pleasing composition.
Well done and TFS.
Greetings
Frans.

Hello Luis,

I like the red & green colour palette!
A well planned composition and a fine macro capture, with superb details in the plumage...
Good lines and a fine 3D effect!

Greetings,
Pablo -

hello Luis
great sharpness picture with good details
the colours are beautiful
greeting lou

Linda imagem magnifica foto de exelente qualidade parabéns.
Nilson

Hi Luis,
This is a really gorgeous bird. That red color is just amazing, the girls must really love him. Nice pose and focus of the bird. Well done.
Denis.

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