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Summer Tanager Life History

Order: Passeriformes > Family: Cardinalidae > Genus and species: Piranga rubra

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Size

  • Length: 8 inches
  • Wingspan: 12 inches
  • Weight: 29 grams

Habitat

Summer:

  • riparian
  • closed canopy forest

Winter (additional):

  • scrub
  • brush
  • thicket
  • open canopy forest

Diet

Summer:

  • insects

Winter (additional):

  • fruit

Nest Information

  • Number of broods: ?
  • Days spent incubating: 12
  • Days until young fledge: ?