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Scarlet Tanager -
(Piranga olivacea)
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Identification
Small songbird
Male bright red with black wings and tail
Female olive green above, greenish
yellow below
Black or brown wings
6.5-7" (17-18 cm.)
Habitat
Deciduous and mixed forest
Additional Information
Fairly common migrant and summer resident
Sensitive to forest fragmentation
Song sounds like a raspy robin
Distinctive call note: "chip-burr"
Common summer breeding bird in the KVR
Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us