Scarlet Tanager
Scientific Name: Piranga olivacea
Description: In breeding plummage, male brilliant scarlet with black wings and tail; in nonbreeding plummage, female and male olive green; male has black wings
Habitat: Chiefly mature woodlands, especially oak and pine
Range: East-central United States
Source: National Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region
Photograph: Used with permission from Delbert Rust.
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