Range Map
| Appearance | Large rusty-red bird about 11″ long. Long, thin tail, heavily streaked chest and belly. Long curved bill and bright yellow eyes. Also has two white wing bars. |
| Diet | Insects and fruit. |
| Feeder Food | Not a common feeder bird but may stop to dine on fallen seeds. |
| Habitat | Thick shrubs, wooded edges, and hedgerows in the east. In the western part of the range, they can be found living in tree lines, fence rows, and woodlands. |
| Nesting | Bulky cup-shaped nest about 3.5″ in diameter located low in a thorny shrub or tree. They have about two broods per year, 4-5 pale blue 1″ eggs with brown markings. |
