Arizona
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
(L 7-8" WS 12.5" Wt 1.3 oz)
In the family Cardinalidae
...unrelated to Central and
South America tanagers.
...unrelated to Central and
South America tanagers.
Madera Canyon
25Jan2020
Piranga refers to a city in Brazil;
flava means yellow.
flava means yellow.
© Geoffrey A.
Keller
Keller
Macaulay
Library
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They are drop-dead beautiful and
nothing comes close to a real feather.
nothing comes close to a real feather.
(Lelan Berner of Mother Plucker)
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