noun

• A small American songbird of the bunting family, the male of which typically has brightly coloured plumage.

  Family Emberizidae (subfamily Thraupinae): many genera, in particular Tangara, and numerous species

  ‘Shade plantations also provide homes to seasonal migrants like warblers, orioles, tanagers, and hummingbirds.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘I saw mockingbirds and bluebirds on my slow drive back, but grosbeaks, tanagers, kingbirds, and buntings are apparently not back yet.’
  • ‘You may also find cuckoos, kingbirds, flycatchers, swifts, swallows, orioles, and tanagers in the fall.’
  • ‘On the other hand, tanagers are mostly found in the narrow canopy layer where fruits can be found.’
  • ‘At first it's impossible to see anything through the thick mass of branches, but suddenly I spot a beautiful scarlet-plumed tanager perched on a branch.’