Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Code 4

SUTA

Code 6

PIRRUB

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Brown.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Dark Red
Forehead Color: Dark Red
Nape Color: Dark red
Throat Color: Dark Red
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 19-20 cm (7.5-8 in)
Weight: 28 g (1 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Red
Underparts: Dark Red
Upperparts: Dark Red
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 28-30 cm (11-12 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Dark Red
Under Tail: Dark Red
Leg Color: Gray

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