Tanagers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae /See Tanager
The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly coloured. They are seedeaters, but their preference tends towards fruit and nectar. Most have short, rounded wings. There are 256 species world wide, and 6 North American species.
- Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava, (–Summer Range– and Permanent), E of Yuma County
- ( * SW) Summer Tanager, -Piranga rubra, –Summer Range–
- Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea (C) (observed in Oct)
- Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana, –Summer Range–. N and E Az
Read more about this topic: List Of Arizona-SW Birds (Yuma County, Arizona)