Flame-colored Tanager aka Striped Tanager, Swainson's Tanager
Tanager Information ... Tanager Species
The Flame-colored Tanager aka Striped Tanager, Swainson's Tanager (Piranga bidentata) is a medium-sized songbird of the Tanager family, Thraupidae.
It is the national bird of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the U.S.
Distribution:
This tropical passerine bird, the Flame-colored Tanager is primarily found in Mexico and Central America, but is occasionally seen in the United States in the mountains in the southeast corner of Arizona and the southwest corner of Texas.
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