Common Name: Western Tanager
Scientific Name (Genus-species): Piranga ludoviciana
Length (bill-tail): 7"
Identifying Chacteristics: Both: thicker bill than Oriole, slightly smaller
Male: red head, yellow breast, yellow and white wing bars
Female: yellow chest, light eye line, below eye patch, both wing bars are white, streaking in juvenile
Habitat: coniferous forests
Female photos below: 8-5-08
