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DictionarytanagerAmerican songbird
noun

tanager

TAN-ih-jer/ˈtænɪdʒər/

A small, often brightly colored songbird of the Americas.

The tanager perches on a branch, displaying green, turquoise, black, and scarlet plumage.

A single paradise tanager perched side-on on a slender leafy branch, its lime-green head, black back, turquoise underparts and scarlet rump clearly visible.
Etymology
tanagerTupia bird name

Tupi tangara was already a bird name, but its underlying meaning is uncertain. It supplies the name rather than a known description of the birds’ bright coloring.

In context

The Beast World0:23
the golden Tanager thrives in tropical and subtropical Montaine forests
The Bright Jewel of the Forest! | Interesting Facts | The Beast World

More examples

  • We spot a scarlet tanager high in the oak tree.
  • Several tanagers visit the fruiting trees near our cabin.
  • The summer tanager catches a bee in midair.

Forms

tanager · tanagers