When there are gender differences in birds, the male is usually brighter and bigger to attract any predators away from the brood and to do battle with them or any competitors. With the Scarlet Tanager (piranga olivacea) both male and female are quite bright. The female is yellow and black. The male is scarlet and black. They prefer to nest in tall oaks in large woods. They don’t fare so well in small woods, where they tend to be parasitized by Cowbirds. They have a long migration as they winter in South America and summer in the northeastern US.
Family: Cardinals / Grosbeaks / Buntings
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