|
Definition of Piranga olivacea
1. Noun. The male is bright red with black wings and tail.
Exact synonyms: Firebird, Redbird, Scarlet Tanager
Generic synonyms: Tanager
Group relationships: Genus Piranga, Piranga
Generic synonyms: Tanager
Group relationships: Genus Piranga, Piranga
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piranga Olivacea
Literary usage of Piranga olivacea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"... (Vieillot) becomes piranga olivacea (Gmelin). Auk, xxxvii, 282, 1920. 381.
Piranga hepatica hepatica Swainson, extralimital, is replaced in the US by ..."