hepatic tanager

Thân thiện

A bright red hepatic tanager perches on a pine branch in a sunlit forest.

Definition

Noun: 1. A songbird species: The hepatic tanager (Piranga flava) is a medium-sized songbird of the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is named for the dull reddish, liver-like ("hepatic") coloration of the adult male's plumage. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We spotted a male hepatic tanager foraging in the pine-oak forest.
  • The hepatic tanager's song is a series of short, burry phrases.
  • Unlike the scarlet tanager, the hepatic tanager has a notably thick, pale bill.

Advanced Usage

• In ornithological context: The term is used precisely to refer to this specific species, often noting its taxonomic classification, habitat (pine and pine-oak woodlands), and distinguishing features from similar tanagers.
  • The study compared the foraging behavior of the hepatic tanager with that of the western tanager.

Variants and Related Words

• Tanager (n): The broader family (Thraupidae) or subfamily (Cardinalinae) of similar passerine birds to which the hepatic tanager belongs.
• : The scientific binomial name for the species.

Synonyms

• Liver-colored tanager: A direct, less common reference to the meaning of "hepatic."
• Red tanager: A very general descriptive term that could apply to several species.

Related Terms

• Songbird (n): A perching bird of the suborder Passeri, known for its vocal organ's complex ability to produce elaborate bird songs.
• Passerine (n/adjective): Relating to the largest order of birds (Passeriformes), which includes perching birds and songbirds.

Học thuật

Noun

1. common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico

Từ đồng nghĩa

• piranga flava hepatica