The Western Tanager is about the
size of a Robin, 6-1/2 inches long. The male is bright yellow
with a red head, black wings and tail and yellow and white wing
bars. The female is yellow with greenish yellow above and black
wings and tail.
This bird prefers open coniferous forests
containing 
Douglas fir, spruce,
pine and aspen and is found from Alaska to Mexico, western North
America. It winters in Mexico and South America.
It eats fruit and insects. The female western
tanager lays three to five speckled bluish green eggs in a cup-shaped
nest made of woven bark, grass and weeds. The nest is placed
in the fork of a tree. The incubation period is two weeks. Both
parents tend the chicks.
The western tanager is a long-distance
migrant. Every year it travels between its wintering grounds
in Mexico and Central America to its breeding grounds in western
North America.
This little plush toy Western
Tanager is only 5 inches long. Wild Republic, maker of these
birds, has joined hands with the National Audubon Society to
empower its new line of birds.
Each bird's lifelike design and detailing
is the result of input from Audubon. Additionally the sounds
in each toy are authentic bird songs provided by The Cornell
Lab of Ornithology. Wild Republic's affiliation with these two
bird organizations emphasizes its commitment to nature conservation.
Check our Gift
Shop to see if there are any Western Tanagers available.
To see the little resin Western Tanager, click
here.
Order: Passeriformes | Family:
Thraupidae | Species: Piranga ludoviciana
