summer tanager
E767562
The summer tanager (Piranga rubra) is a medium-sized North American songbird known for the adult male’s bright red plumage and its habit of catching bees and wasps in open woodlands.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 17 cm ⓘ |
| bodyLengthRange | 16–19 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
northern Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern United States ⓘ southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ south‑central United States ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
scarlet tanager
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western tanager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSizeRange | 3–5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
summer redbird
ⓘ
summer tanager ⓘ |
| currentlyClassifiedIn | Cardinalidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
bees
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ wasps ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale blue ⓘ |
| family | Cardinalidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| femalePlumageColor | yellowish‑olive ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | flycatching ⓘ |
| formerlyClassifiedIn | Thraupidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Piranga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edges
ⓘ
open woodlands ⓘ pine‑oak woodlands ⓘ riparian woodlands ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| malePlumageColor | bright red ⓘ |
| massRange | 27–30 g ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long‑distance migrant ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| nestLocation | tree branches ⓘ |
| nestType | cup nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| scientificName | Piranga rubra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| songType | series of clear whistles ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| wingspanRange | 28–30 cm ⓘ |
| wintersIn |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ northern South America ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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