Male Female Description Size: 3.75” Plumage/Description: Males are distinctive and unmistakable—a deep rufous-burnt orange color. Gorget is a deep orange color when viewed in good light. Some males have a green back, but most appear orange in color. Females have...
Male Female Description Size: 4.25” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar except males have a patch of red feathers on the crown of the head which they display when agitated, or when they are defending a territory. Overall a gray, olive-green bird...
Adult Description Size: 12.5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage is similar, but highly variable. While many pigeons have a similar look, there is a high degree of variability in plumage, ranging from gray to white, and anywhere in between. Habitat: ...
Adult Description Size: 5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. A dull yellow color overall with olive-green streaking on the belly and flanks. A thin, broken eye-ring. The orange crown is rarely visible, so it is not a reliable field mark for...
Male Female Description Size: 7.75” Plumage/Description: Males are a stunning, brilliant red color. Females have no red at all, but are an over-all olive-green, yellowish color. Like other species, Summer Tanagers have the ability to raise and lower the feathers...
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