Piranga
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Piranga is a genus of birds of the tanager family. Several species are migratory, breeding in North America and wintering in the tropics.
These tanagers are found high in tree canopies, and are not very gregarious in their breeding areas.
Piranga tanagers pick insects from leaves, or sometimes in flight. They will also take some fruit
[edit] Species in taxonomic order
- Rose-throated Tanager, Piranga roseogularis
- Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava
- Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea
- Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra
- Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana
- Flame-colored Tanager, Piranga bidentata
- White-winged Tanager, Piranga leucoptera
- Red-headed Tanager, Piranga erythrocephala
- Red-hooded Tanager, Piranga rubriceps
[edit] References
- ffrench, Birds of Trinidad and Tobago ISBN 0-7136-6759-1
- Hilty, Birds of Venezuela, ISBN 0-7136-6418-5
- Morton, Isler & Isler, Tanagers ISBN 0-7136-5116-4
- Stiles and Skutch, A guide to the birds of Costa Rica ISBN 0-0814-9600-4
