Hepatic tanager to the song of the black-headed grosbeak, another member of the Cardinalidae. The flight call is a husky and rising "weet". It looks for food in the foliage of trees, moving slowly and methodically; different individuals use different strategies. In summer, the northern form largely eats insects, spiders and some fruit. In Mexico, it has been observed to eat nectar. From Oaxaca south, it follows swarms of army ants. Even the northern population's behavior and life history are remarkably little known. Hepatic tanager The hepatic tanager ("Piranga flava") is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae),
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