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Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) call
A hoarse, burry robin-like song and a distinctive chip-burr call.
Listen to the Scarlet Tanager call
A field recording of the Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) by Dan MacNeal, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Scarlet Tanager in forest habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Scarlet Tanager
These birds belong to the cardinal family, like the Scarlet Tanager, so their calls can sound alike.
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Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Loud, clear whistled phrases, cheer-cheer-cheer or birdie-birdie-birdie; a sharp metallic chip.
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
A sweet, rich robin-like warble, and a squeaky eek call like a sneaker on a gym floor.
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Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Bright, paired phrases: fire-fire, where-where, here-here, see-it, see-it.
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Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
A hoarse, robin-like song of short phrases, and a rising, rattled pit-er-ick call.
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Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
A rich, rolling song like a robin that took singing lessons, and a sharp, squeaky pik.
Questions
Questions about the Scarlet Tanager
What does the Scarlet Tanager sound like?
A hoarse, burry robin-like song and a distinctive chip-burr call. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Scarlet Tanager?
Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Western Tanager and Black-headed Grosbeak sound similar.
Where can I hear the Scarlet Tanager?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Scarlet Tanager call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 3: Deciduous Forest. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
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SongLark teaches the Scarlet Tanager in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Scarlet Tanager comes in Level 3: Deciduous Forest. That Level is about songs from the leafy canopy.
Learn it with these birds in Level 3 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Short, robin-like phrases repeated all day: here-I-am, where-are-you?
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Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
A flute-like ee-oh-lay ending in a buzzy trill, echoing through summer woods.
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Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
A loud, ringing teacher-teacher-TEACHER that grows louder from the forest floor.
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Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
A slow, plaintive, whistled pee-a-wee, then a falling pee-yer.
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Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
A loud, wild, ringing wuk-wuk-wuk-wuk that rises and falls, and slow, deep drumming.
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Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
A loud descending kee-yer and a long, even wick-wick-wick series.
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American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
A flat, nasal caw repeated in even series.
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Veery Catharus fuscescens
A breezy, downward-spiralling vee-ur, vee-ur, veer, veer that sounds like it is played in a pipe.
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Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
A long, clear opening note then a ringing, ethereal flourish, each phrase pitched differently.
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Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
A lazy, buzzy zoo-zee, zoo-zoo-zee from the tops of conifers.
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