#tanagers

[simplified-birds]

Simplified bird #146 - green-headed tanager

( requested by @five-crows-in-a-trenchcoat )

[scottpartridge]

New taxon added to the AVE or Avian Vector Encyclopedia: The Black-Hooded Tanager which was split from the Black-Headed Tanager

[jadewolf-photography]

Golden-Hooded Tanager

Stilpnia larvata Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

saffron finch!

Have you seen the saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onMay 21

The first photo is of a male, the second is of a female.

[spinus-pinus]

Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata

7/13/2024 San José, Costa Rica

Adam Jackson via iNaturalist, CC0

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Spangle-cheeked Tanager

Photo: John D Reynolds

"These tanagers are social birds, often seen in pairs or family groups. They may also join mixed-species feeding flocks, particularly those that include common bush tanagers. Their foraging habits are quite active, and they are known to consume a variety of small fruits, insects, and spiders."

- Birda

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

These birds are real bloodsuckers! Vampire finches get their unique feeding habits. Individuals use their sharp beaks to create shallow wounds in the body and wings of larger birds like boobies, and drink the exposed blood as a supplement to their diet of insects. However, their victims don't seem to mind-- it's thought that this behaviour also removes parasites from their host's feathers.

(Image: A vampire finch (Geospiza septentrionalis) grabbing a drink, by Simon Pierce)

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[birdingblog]

[ID: A photo of a male scarlet tanager perched on an oak tree, looking upward. End ID]

Scarlet tanager (piranga olivacea)

May 24th, 2025

Carlton County, Minnesota