Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana (Wilson, 1811)

Taxon ID: 1310

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A Western Tanager in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/30/2013). Found by Jen and Bob Elmer during the Ocean City CBC on 12/28.

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

A Western Tanager in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/30/2013). Found by Jen and Bob Elmer during the Ocean City CBC on 12/28.

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by Bill Hubick.

A Western Tanager in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/29/2013).

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by Mike Burchett.

Western Tanager in Howard Co., Maryland (1/30/2021). (c) Hugh David Fleischmann, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-SA</a>).

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by huey1226 via iNaturalist. View Record

A Western Tanager in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/1/2014).

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by Josh Emm. View Record

A Western Tanager in Howard Co., Maryland (1/30/2021). (c) Gregg Petersen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by Gregg Petersen via iNaturalist. View Record

A Western Tanager in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/12/2012).

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by Dave Czaplak.

A Western Tanager in Howard Co., Maryland (2/6/2021).

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by Jim Stasz. View Record

A Western Tanager in Denton, Caroline Co., Maryland (1/7/2015). First record for Caroline Co.

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by Mary Ann Jeffrey. View Record

A Western Tanager in Calvert Co., Maryland (12/2/2017). First county record found by Mikey Lutmerding.

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by Mikey Lutmerding. View Record

A Western Tanager in flight over Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (11/15/2014). Found by Dave Czaplak and Mark Hoffman. About the 10th record for Maryland and the first documented for Assateague Island.

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

A Western Tanager in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/25/2002).

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Media by Jim Stasz. View Record

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Records

MBP has 38 records spanning nine counties.

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Status

A rare vagrant to Maryland that can turn up in fall, winter, or spring. Maryland has 16 accepted records to date.

Relationships

Favors berries. Maryland records have been noted taking fruit from English Ivy and Bradford Pear, among others.

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Synonyms

Piranga ludovicianus

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