Birders in the west are in the right area, but they may need luck to spot the flashy feathers of a western tanager. With bright red heads, vibrant yellow bodies, and black wings with prominent ...

Often taken for granted, the brightly plumaged male summer tanager is one of the more spectacular breeding birds of North America. The uniform bloodred feathers seen against a bright green ...

The striking black-and-yellow western tanager, with its bright red head, is one of the more characteristic summer species of western pine forests. Although brightly plumaged, it can be quite ...