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The rose-throated tanager is 16 cm (6.3 in) long and weighs 21 to 30 g (0.74 to 1.06 oz). The nominate male's crown and throat are deep rose and the rest of the body shades of gray. The folded wings and tail appear crimson. The female's crown and throat are yellow. The upper parts are yellowish olive and the underparts mostly pale gray to whitish. Its folded wings and tail are yellowish. P. r. tincta has the same color schemes as the nominate but is paler, and P. r. cozumelae is darker. Voice: The rose-throated tanager's song is "a rich warbled 'whee chee cheer-el-chee cheer-el-cheu chee-el-chu...'". Calls include a nasal "rreh" and a mewing "myaaa".
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When to see the Rose-throated Tanager
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rose-throated Tanager
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Rose-throated Tanager
The rose-throated tanager is a medium-sized songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. Endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula in Central America, it is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. The male has greyish plumage with a deep rose throat and crown, while the female is similar but for a yellow crown and throat.
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Easily confused with
Red-headed TanagerPiranga erythrocephalaThe 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).
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).
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 Rose-throated Tanager · Rose-throated Tanager vs White-winged Tanager · Red-headed Tanager vs Rose-throated Tanager
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