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Piranga flava

Male. Photo by: nomdeploom
Location: Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico, USA.

Female. Photo by: nomdeploom
Location: Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico, USA.

Identification

20cm (8"). Dark red to orange-red, grey wash on back and flanks. Grey-red cheek patch. Heavy, slightly hooked, and dark bill. Female - olive-green upperparts and yellow-orange underparts with grey wash on flanks. Juvenile has paler underparts, brown streaks, and buff-gray wing-bars.

Distribution

In the U.S.A, summers in Arizona and New Mexico. Thence south to Mexico and Costa Rica.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Open pine and pine-oak forests, often near water.

Behaviour

Diet includes insects, figs, ripe guavas, and other fruits.

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