Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tanagers and Allies :: Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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Range
E. Canada from se. Manitoba, w. and s. Ontario, sw. Quebec, New Brunswick, and e. United States from e. North Dakota and e. Maine s. to e. Nebraska, e. and c. Kansas, e. Oklahoma, Arkansas, wc. Tennessee, ec. Mississippi, n. and c. Alabama, n. Georgia, nw. South Carolina, w. North Carolina, c. Virginia, and Maryland.
Winters s. to upper Amazonia.
Videos
Point Pelee National Park, Essex County, Ontario, Canada - May 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Female perched on a branch.
Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 25, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Male perched on a branch high in a tree.
Sounds
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: NatureSound Studio
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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