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Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Birds
NativeMigratory
Scarlet Tanager, photo 1 of 5
Scarlet Tanager, Male
Scarlet Tanager, Female
28.2 gWeight
4 eggsClutch
14 daysIncubation

Bird weighing 28.2 g. Migratory. Lives in forests. Feeds on insects. Forages in the trees.

There are 8,104 observations of Scarlet Tanager in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie1,488
  2. Outaouais1,413
  3. Montérégie1,302
  4. Laurentides1,019
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches457
  6. Capitale-Nationale455
  7. Montréal317
  8. Lanaudière302
  9. Centre-du-Québec276
  10. Mauricie238
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent228
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue228
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean144
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine92
  15. Laval76
  16. Côte-Nord66
  17. Nord-du-Québec3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

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Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
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American RobinTurdus migratorius
Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
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