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The male western tanager has beautiful bright yellow body, black wings, and a brilliant red head. The female western tanager. It has duller yellow and doesn't have the red head. It looks similar and can be mistaken to female or immature male orioles. However, it has thicker beak. For reference purpose, I also include footage of an immature male orchard oriole in this vide.

Western Tanagers natural habitat is in cool coniferous, mountain pine woods. During migration, they may show up in many different habitats to find food. They usually forage in treetop canopy for insects, but might come down to lower altitude for small fruits. In this video, we saw them drink nectar from bottle-brush flowers and occasionally, eating a bee or other insects. Like other tanagers, it looks beautiful but doesn't have a notable song.

Location: Los Angeles, California.
All photos and video made by Elizabeth Ho and Thien an Nguyen @a_figure_skater_family

Reference:
The Encyclopedia of Northern American Birds, Michael Vanner, Parragon Publishhing.