Females more problematic and can be confused with either female scarlet or hepatic tanagers, lacking all orange tones. Note yellow undersurface of tail in the summer, lacking in the scarlet.

The most famous and recognizable member of the group is the scarlet tanager. An adult male is unmistakable in summer: brilliant scarlet red, with black wings and tail. The female is more subtly ...

The striking black-and-yellow western tanager, with its bright red head, is one of the more characteristic summer species of ... Breeding female: duller, mostly green­ish ­yellow below, grayish ...