tanager
noun
tan·a·ger ˈta-ni-jər 
: any of numerous chiefly tropical American oscine birds (family Thraupidae) that are often brightly colored and inhabit mostly woodlands compare scarlet tanager
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Three sandhill cranes in Ashfield and a summer tanager in New Salem. 
BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 Franklin County: The area continued to sustain a summer tanager at a feeder at 73 Hadley Road in Sunderland, and one or two black vultures are being regularly spotted in the vicinity of Turners Falls. BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2022 Franklin County: Observers spotted a rough-legged hawk at the Orange Airport, five black vultures at Turners Falls and three in Deerfield, and a continuing summer tanager at 73 Hadley Road in Sunderland. BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2022 Among reports were a snow goose in Orange, two northern shrikes at the Orange Airport, and a remarkable summer tanager visiting a feeder at 73 Hadley Road in Sunderland. BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2021 For the study, researchers looked at 20 birds from ten different tanager species or subspecies, with one male and one female representing each species, housed in the ornithology collection of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2021 For male tanager birds, carotenoid feather pigments just aren't flashy enough. Matt Simon, Wired, 30 Apr. 2021 For the new study, McCoy and her colleagues studied 20 specimens — one male and one female from each of 10 tanager species or subspecies — in the ornithology collection at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2021 The tanager thrives in mature hardwood forests, and those cannot simply pick up their roots and walk to cooler climates. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021 See More
BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 Franklin County: The area continued to sustain a summer tanager at a feeder at 73 Hadley Road in Sunderland, and one or two black vultures are being regularly spotted in the vicinity of Turners Falls. BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2022 Franklin County: Observers spotted a rough-legged hawk at the Orange Airport, five black vultures at Turners Falls and three in Deerfield, and a continuing summer tanager at 73 Hadley Road in Sunderland. BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2022 Among reports were a snow goose in Orange, two northern shrikes at the Orange Airport, and a remarkable summer tanager visiting a feeder at 73 Hadley Road in Sunderland. BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2021 For the study, researchers looked at 20 birds from ten different tanager species or subspecies, with one male and one female representing each species, housed in the ornithology collection of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2021 For male tanager birds, carotenoid feather pigments just aren't flashy enough. Matt Simon, Wired, 30 Apr. 2021 For the new study, McCoy and her colleagues studied 20 specimens — one male and one female from each of 10 tanager species or subspecies — in the ornithology collection at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2021 The tanager thrives in mature hardwood forests, and those cannot simply pick up their roots and walk to cooler climates. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin tanagra, modification of Portuguese tangará, any of various birds of the suboscine family Pipridae, from Tupi tagará, taŋgará
First Known Use
1801, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing tanager
Kids Definition
tanager
noun
tan·a·ger ˈta-ni-jər
: a brightly colored mostly tropical bird that feeds on insects and fruit