Adult males differ from the scarlet tanager by lacking black wings. The male hepatic tanager is more brick red in color and has a grayer bill, grayer flanks, and a dark grayish cheek patch.

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 ...

The most widely known is the scarlet tanager, a summer resident of the eastern ... sporting muted yellow bodies with black wings and a grey back. Check out the vibrant tanager species you should ...