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Summer Tanager
jmorlan

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)

Grounded by a cold front, this is an adult male of the smaller, brighter, more migratory eastern race (P. r. rubra). Note the bright red color and smaller bill. Western populations average duller and paler. Genetics have found that the North American tanagers in the genus "Piranga" are actually not related to the true tanagers of the tropics (Thraupidae), but actually belong to the Cardinal/Grosbeak family (Cardinalidae).
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Location
Goose Island State Park, Rockport, Texas, USA.
Date taken
18 April 2021.
Scientific name
Piranga rubra
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David7
What a beautifully coloured bird, great captured image with good detail. Well done.
 
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He's absolutely stunning, isn't he!!!

A fabulous picture this Joe - well done my friend.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
214
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
216.2 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
250
Filename
SummerTanagerIMG_6131.jpg
File size
319.3 KB
Date taken
Sun, 18 April 2021 2:39 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 768px

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