Piranga olivacea
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Piranga olivacea, commonly known as the scarlet tanager, is a striking North American songbird famed for the breeding male’s brilliant red plumage and contrasting black wings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Piranga olivacea canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
songbird ⓘ tanagers ⓘ |
| authority | (Gmelin, 1789) ⓘ |
| billType | stout pointed bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Piranga olivacea self-link ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
central North America
ⓘ
eastern North America ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | socially monogamous ⓘ |
| callNote | sharp chip-burr call ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 3–5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | scarlet tanager ⓘ |
| conservationMeasures | forest habitat protection ⓘ |
| diet |
berries
ⓘ
fruit ⓘ insects ⓘ other arthropods ⓘ |
| distributionContinent |
North America
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale blue or greenish with dark spots ⓘ |
| family | Cardinalidae ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
gleans insects from foliage
ⓘ
hawking for flying insects ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | forest canopy ⓘ |
| genus | Piranga ⓘ |
| habitat |
deciduous forest
ⓘ
forest interior ⓘ mixed forest ⓘ |
| iucnStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| iucnStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN3.1
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nativeRange | North America ⓘ |
| nestLocation | horizontal tree branch ⓘ |
| nestType | cup nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageBreedingMale | brilliant red body with black wings and tail ⓘ |
| plumageFemale | yellowish-olive above and yellowish below ⓘ |
| plumageNonbreedingMale | yellowish-olive with darker wings ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | strong ⓘ |
| songType | burry robin-like song ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
collisions with man-made structures
ⓘ
forest fragmentation ⓘ habitat loss on breeding grounds ⓘ habitat loss on wintering grounds ⓘ |
| winteringRange |
Andean foothills
ⓘ
northwestern South America ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.