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Red-headed Tanager

Piranga erythrocephala

The red-headed tanager (Piranga erythrocephala) is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is endemic to Mexico. The red-headed tanager is around 15 cm (5.9 in) long, the male has predominantly yellow-olive plumage with a red head and throat, while the female has a yellowish forecrown.

Two subspecies are recognised.

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Photo credit: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom

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