Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Bird
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Striking male has orange head and yellow body; female duller. Summer breeding visitor; insectivore that controls canopy pests in oak woodlands.
Plants that support Western Tanager
8 plants
Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
perennial herb
Fruit
California Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
shrub
Fruit
Bay Area native
Desert Agave
Agave deserti
perennial herb
Foliage
Desert Willow - 'Bubba'
Chilopsis linearis
perennial herb
Foliage
Madrone
Arbutus menziesii
tree
Fruit
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Red Alder
Alnus rubra
tree
Foliage
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Red elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
shrub
Fruit
Bay Area native
Valley Oak
Quercus lobata
tree
Foliage
Bay Area native
Keystone species