Hepatic Tanager (Red Tanager) Animal Pictures

Piranga Flava

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Migratory american songbird hepatic tanager (Piranga flava) male perched in a branch in tropical forest Venezuela

small hepatic tanager perched near the end of a branch
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Like the scarlet tanager, the male of this species is red and the female is yellow.

Male hepatic tanager perched on a leafy tree branch

Male hepatic tanager perched on a leafy tree branch
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Adult male hepatic tanagers are brick-red with gray ear tufts and edging.

Female hepatic tanager perched on a branch with a blurred green background

Female hepatic tanager perched on a branch with a blurred green background
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Female hepatic tanagers are olive and yellow and have grayish ear tufts.

Male hepatic tanager against a black background

Male hepatic tanager against a black background
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Hepatic tanagers measure between 3.5 and 7.9 inches long and weigh between 0.8 and 1.7 ounces.

Female hepatic tanager perched on a tree stump on a white background

Female hepatic tanager perched on a tree stump on a white background
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Hepatic tanagers are medium-sized birds. They're stocky and have stout bills, long wings, and short tails.