Male Western Tanagers resemble flames, with fiery orange-red heads, bright yellow chests, and contrasting black wings and tails. Females are more subdued, featuring a yellowish body and grayish wings.

Generally shy and elusive, the yellow-billed cuckoo can be easily overlooked. Its calls are usually loud and often provide the best evidence to the presence of the bird. It favors eating ...

The handsome black-headed grosbeak is the western counterpart to the East’s rose-breasted grosbeak, and the 2 even occasionally hybridize where they come into contact in the western Great Plains.