Tanager (disambiguation)
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Tanager
is a family of birds. It may also refer to:
Birds
Aircraft
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Tanager
The tanagers comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has an American distribution.There were traditionally about 240 species of tanagers, but the taxonomic treatment of this family's members is currently in a state of flux...
is a family of birds. It may also refer to:
Birds
- Bay-headed TanagerBay-headed TanagerThe Bay-headed Tanager, Tangara gyrola, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in Costa Rica, Panama, South America south to Ecuador, Bolivia and southern Brazil, and on Trinidad....
- Hepatic TanagerHepatic TanagerThe Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava, is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family...
- Passerini's TanagerPasserini's TanagerPasserini's Tanager, Ramphocelus passerinii, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in the Caribbean lowlands from southern Mexico to western Panama...
- Summer TanagerSummer TanagerThe Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra, is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family...
- Scarlet TanagerScarlet TanagerThe Scarlet Tanager is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family . The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.-Description:Adults have pale...
- Spotted TanagerSpotted TanagerThe Spotted Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
- Western TanagerWestern TanagerThe Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana, is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family...
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Aircraft
- Curtiss TanagerCurtiss Tanager|-See also:-References:* -External links:*** detailed illustration Tanager's safety low speed and short take off and landing ability* detailed text article and excellent photo of Tanager*...
Expeditions
- Tanager ExpeditionTanager ExpeditionThe Tanager Expedition was a series of five biological surveys of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands conducted in partnership between the Bureau of Biological Survey and the Bishop Museum, with the assistance of the U.S. Navy. Four expeditions occurred from April to August 1923, and a fifth in July...
(1923-1924)
Military operations
- Operation Tanager - Australia's contribution to the United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor (UNMISET)
Places
- Tanager (river)
Ships
- USS TanagerUSS TanagerThe U.S. Navy lists two vessels with the name USS Tanager:* USS Tanager laid down on 28 September 1917 at New York City.* USS Tanager laid down at Lorain, Ohio, on 29 March 1944....
- USS Tanager (AM-5)USS Tanager (AM-5)USS Tanager was an acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing....
- USS Tanager (AM-385)USS Tanager (AM-385)USS Tanager was an acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing....