The scarlet tanager is a medium-sized songbird, 7 inches long with a wingspan of 11-1/2 inches. The male is unmistakable in summer—bright red with black wings and tail until fall. Before ...

In fall they migrate to tropical wintering grounds that stretch all the way from Mexico to South America. Contrary to what the moniker might suggest, and unlike the male scarlet tanager that is ...

Some may have dull red mixed in the plumage or may lack orange tones, resembling quite closely immature female scarlet tanagers. First-year male: mixture of red and greenish yellow, sometimes ...

Its bill is small for a Piranga, larger in size than the scarlet ... fall female: can be very dull grayish yellow, still with 2 thin wing bars. Adult males unlikely to be confused with other tanagers.