Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
ok. 17 cmDorosły ptak
total length
total length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od końca dzioba do końca ogonaMeasurement: side
- Mass
- 30 gObie płcie — Cornell
Summer Tanager — size comparison
The summer tanager breeds in North American woodland and winters farther south. An efficient insect hunter, including bees and wasps, it catches prey in flight
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Length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od końca dzioba do końca ogonaReference values · details in the profiles
Total lengthScale in cm
05101520
approx. 17 cm
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Summer Tanager — size comparison — facts and sources
The summer tanager breeds in North American woodland and winters farther south. An efficient insect hunter, including bees and wasps, it catches prey in flight or from plants.
Before swallowing bees or wasps it rubs them against branches to remove stings. Fruit supplements insects as availability changes through the year.