For a viable breeding population, at least 10 to 12 hectares of forest are required. In winter, scarlet tanagers occur in the montane forest of the Andean foothills. Scarlet tanagers migrate to northwestern South America, passing through Central America around April, and again around October.

Where do scarlet tanagers go in the winter?

Twice a year, Scarlet Tanagers fly across the Gulf of Mexico between their breeding grounds in eastern North America and their wintering grounds in South America.

Where do scarlet tanagers migrate to in the summer?

Scarlet Tanager

Note: Scarlet Tanagers are long-distance migrants, traveling from South America to breeding grounds in the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada.