Hybrid Western X Summer Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana X P. rubra), Red Rock State Park, Yavapai County

This hybrid Western x Summer Tanager was discovered in 2006 by Brian Gatlin and was photographed by Deborah Rasmussen on 04 May 2014, documented returning for its 9th summer at Red Rock State Park.

For an analysis of this hybrid combination and the traits shown by this bird, click here.

04 May 2014, photo by Deborah Rasmussen

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