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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Western Tanager is now in the family Cardinalidae, having been recently moved from Thraupidae. With a range in the western US from southern Alaska to Mexico, they are the northernmost of the tanagers. They breed in coniferous or mixed woods. Males are brightly colored while females are plainer. […]
Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Summer Tanager, (Piranga rubra), like the Scarlet Tanager were formerly placed in the Tanager family (Thraupidae) but taxonomic revisions put them into the family Cardinalidae. They breed in the southern states and winter from Mexico to South America. Males are red, while females are greenish yellow. Immature males have
Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Scarlet tanager, (Piranga olivacea), is a member of the Cardinalidae family breeding in large deciduous forests in most of eastern North America below Canada, and migrating to South America for the winter. The red of the male is replaced by greenish yellow in the females. *gallery moved, click button
Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus is a member of the family Cardinalidae that breeds in open deciduous woods in most of eastern North America and winters in South America. The male has the rosy throat and is otherwise black and white, while the female has patterns on brown. Captive birds
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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris is one of the most colorful members of the family Cardinalidae. This applies to the breeding male, as in the first year, he looks like the green female. Often considered the most beautiful bird in North America, it has achieved the nickname non-pareil, meaning
Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis is a member of the family Cardinalidae that inhabits most of the eastern US. It is so popular that it is the state bird of seven states, the highest total of any. By the Migratory Bird Treaty of 1918, it is illegal to take, kill,
Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, is a member of the family Cardinalidae that breeds from southern Canada to Florida and may migrate to South America for the winter. The breeding male is bright blue, while the female is brown, but it too molts to brown during winter. Passerina cyanea INDIGO
Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Dickcissel, Spiza americana, is a member of the family Cardinalidae that gets its name from the sound it makes. They breed in midwestern North America and migrate to Central and South America for the winter They are one of the few songbirds that are polygynous, with males having up
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea, is a member of the family Cardinalidae, within the Order Passeriformes that breeds in the southern US and northern Mexico, and winters in Central America. The blue of the male is replaced with brown in the female. The first picture shows the Blue Grosbeak
Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Black-headed Grosbeak is a member of the family Cardinalidae, within the Passeriformes Order. It may be conspecific with the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, as they hybridize on the Great Plains. Pheucticus melanocephalus BLACK HEADED GROSBEAK *gallery moved, click button below* BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK VIDEOS Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL
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