black and white patches on the wing, and red-tipped tail feathers which are flame-colored on the underside.” Ramana Athreya, a professional astronomer and keen birdwatcher, discovered the bird ...

In southeastern Arizona, beware of confusing the western with the flame-­colored tanager, which has 2 white wing bars, a striped red-and-black back, white tips to the tertials, and white-tipped ...

She says the birds are easily recognizable by the bright red stripe on their black wing. The birds are a known nightmare among runners, including Hannah Durbin who was attacked on a group run ...

A medium-size buteo with rounded wing tips that do not reach the tip of the tail ... coverts gives the “red shoulders.” The primaries are barred or checkered black and white, the dark tail ...