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The red-headed tanager is approximately 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weighs 19.9 to 24.5 g (0.70 to 0.86 oz). The nominate male's forecrown, face, throat and upper chest are red and the rest of the upperparts bright yellow-olive. The rest of the underparts are olive-yellow. It has a narrow black mask. The female's forecrown is yellow and the rest of her upperparts yellow-olive. The throat and chest are yellow that fades to buffy white toward the vent area. The juvenile male looks like a bright female. P. e. candida is similar to the nominate but duller and darker. Voice: The red-headed tanager's song is "a long, slow ...'chur chew che-wier chéé-chur wee chur cheer chéé-chur ...'" or "tsi-tsi tsee-tsee". It has several calls.
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When to see the Red-headed Tanager
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Red-headed Tanager
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Red-headed Tanager
The red-headed tanager is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks, endemic to Mexico. Comprising two subspecies, it is around 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Males have predominantly yellow-olive plumage with a red head and throat and females have yellow forecrowns.
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Easily confused with
Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubricepsThe red-hooded tanager is approximately 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs 28 to 42 g (0.99 to 1.48 oz).
Rose-throated TanagerPiranga roseogularisThe rose-throated tanager is 16 cm (6.3 in) long and weighs 21 to 30 g (0.74 to 1.06 oz).
White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraThe white-winged tanager is approximately 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 13 to 20 g (0.46 to 0.71 oz).
Side by side: Flame-colored Tanager vs Red-headed Tanager · Red-headed Tanager vs White-winged Tanager · Red-headed Tanager vs Rose-throated Tanager
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