| Appearance | A small to a medium-sized bird that varies in size from 4 – 8″, dark red all over with streaks of gray, thick gray beak, and long tail. Female and juveniles are yellow. |
| Diet | Primarily insects and spiders. Also, dine on fruit. |
| Feeder Food | Do not commonly visit a feeder. |
| Habitat | Open wooded areas in a few southeast states |
| Nesting | Wide almost flat nest of grass, twigs, and other plant material. 1 brood/season, 3-5 eggs/brood. Eggs are blue/green with specs of brown/purple. |
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