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Scarlet Tanager Life History

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

Size

  • Length: 7 inches
  • Wingspan: 12 inches
  • Weight: 28 grams

Habitat

Summer:

  • closed canopy forest

Winter (additional):

  • scrub
  • brush
  • thicket

Diet

Summer:

  • insects

Winter (additional):

  • fruit

Nest Information

  • Number of broods: 1
  • Days spent incubating: 13-14
  • Days until young fledge: 9-11