What is Scarlet Tanager?

About Scarlet Tanager:

• It is a strikingly beautiful song bird native to North America.
• Scientific Name: Piranga olivacea
• Habitat: Breeds in deciduous and mixed deciduous-evergreen forests; winters in forests and forest edges.
• They migrate to tropical forests in Central and South America during winter.
• Features:
  • They are medium-sized songbirds with fairly stocky proportions. They average seven inches in length.
  • They have thick, rounded bills suitable both for catching insects and eating fruit.
  • The head is fairly large, and the tail is somewhat short and broad.
  • In spring and summer, adult males are an unmistakable, brilliant red with black wings and tails.
  • Females and fall immatures are olive-yellow with darker olive wings and tails.
  • After breeding, adult males molt to female-like plumage, but with black wings and tail.
  • The Scarlet Tanager’s song is often described as sounding like a “robin with a cold.” The bird’s call, an emphatic “chip-burr,” is also distinctive and often can be a giveaway to the bird’s location in a leafy treetop.
• IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Q1: What is IUCN?

The International Union for Conservation of Nature is a global organization composed of governments, NGOs, scientists, and experts dedicated to conserving nature and promoting sustainability. Its primary role involves assessing the conservation status of species, providing data and analysis on the state of biodiversity worldwide, and offering guidance and frameworks for conservation efforts.

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