Stripe-headed Tanager

Spindalis zena

Also known as:Western Spindalis

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Identification

17 cm (7") Strays to southern Florida from West Indies.

Short thick bill.

Male: white striped black head. Chestnut collar and rump.

Female: green upperparts. Whitish below.

Song: high paired notes.

Details in the field

4 photos

Credit: Mike's Birds

Bird Advisor Identification rules 2 variants 2 rules

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

1 rule

Rule 1 14 criteria confidence 1

What was the sex of the bird ?: Male · Unknown
What colour were the WINGS ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What SIZE was the TAIL ?: Short · Medium · Long · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BILL ?: Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Conical and thick · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Short · Medium · Long · Unknown
What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ?: Light area over, below, behind or around the eye · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Sparrow-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Warbler-like · Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Southeastern United States

result:1027-stripe-headed-tanager-male:1:1 Source: 1027 Stripe-Headed Tanager (Male), row 1

1 rule

Rule 1 13 criteria confidence 2

What was the sex of the bird ?: Female · Unknown
What colour were the WINGS ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Green · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Olive (yellowish-green) · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Olive (yellowish-green) · Unknown
What colour was the BILL ?: Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Conical and thick · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Short · Medium · Long · Unknown
What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ?: Light area between the bill and the eye · Light area running up the side of the neck or head · Sideburn stripe running down beneath the eye · Dark area behind, under, through or around the eye · Crest of feathers on top of the head · Ear "tufts" or horns · NONE of the above or a PLAIN unmarked FACE · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Sparrow-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Warbler-like · Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Southeastern United States

result:1028-stripe-headed-tanager-female:1:1 Source: 1028 Stripe-Headed Tanager (Female), row 1