Western Tanager (juv.)
Piranga ludoviciana

f5.6 @ 1/320s, ISO:640, Nikon D3S w 500mm

"Western Tanager," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The western tanager is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. Adults have pale stout pointed bills, yellow underparts and light wing bars. Adult males have a bright red face and a yellow nape, shoulder, and rump, with black upper back, wings, and tail; in non-breeding plumage the head has no more than a reddish cast and the body has an olive tinge. Females have a yellow head and are olive on the back, with dark wings and tail.

Madera Canyon, Green Valley, Arizona

04/30/2018