Summer Tanager Photo Gallery
Adult male
Full-bodied songbird with a big head and a thick blunt-tipped bill. Adult males are brilliant red overall.
© Alex Burdo / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 16, 2016Female
Medium-sized songbird. Females are yellowish overall with a pinkish or horn-colored bill.
© Don Danko / Macaulay LibraryChiapas, March 21, 2019Immature male
Immature males are splotchy yellow and red. The amount of red depends on age as they molt into the red plumage of adults.
© Louis Bevier / Macaulay LibraryTolima, January 30, 2019Female
Hefty songbird with a slightly crested head (not always visible). Females are yellowish overall with a pale horn-colored bill.
© Janice Neitzel / Macaulay LibraryAlabama, January 07, 2016Adult male
Chunky entirely red songbird often found in the canopy where it catches bees and wasps.
© Janet Rathjen / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 18, 2015Adult male
Found in gaps and edges of open deciduous or pine-oak forests.
© Jim Gain / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, September 18, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Cardinals and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Cardinalidae)
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