In southeastern Arizona, beware of confusing the western with the flame-­colored tanager, which has 2 white wing bars, a striped red-and-black back, white tips to the tertials, and white-tipped ...

A male western tanager is a flashy bird with a bright yellow body, red head, black tail and wings. Its wings have yellow or white bars. Females are a paler yellow with gray wings, but they show ...