Male Scarlet Tanager on a Branch (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Male Scarlet Tanager on a Branch

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This is a male scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea). The scarlet tanager is a vibrant songster of eastern hardwood forests. Widespread breeders in the East, they are long-distance migrants that move all the way to South America for the winter.

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Kelly Colgan Azar

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