Piranga olivacea ・Wingspan: 10 in ・Length: 6.5 in ・Weight: 1.02 oz You won’t have a hard time telling the Scarlet Tanager from other Piranga species since each has its distinctive color ...

A medium-sized tanager. Male has a scarlet-red body with black wings and black tail. Female is yellowish below, olive green above, grayish brown wings, more greenish than Summer Tanager female.

The western is the only regular North American tanager with wing bars. Note its yellow underwing linings in flight. Its bill is small for a Piranga, larger in size than the scarlet’s ...