Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga ludoviciana (Western Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Cañón del Sumidero National Park
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
White-winged Tanager
Piranga leucoptera
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
Red-breasted Chat
Granatellus venustus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina
Yellow Grosbeak
Pheucticus chrysopeplus
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western Tanager in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Western Tanager sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, based on 272 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Tanager in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Western Tanager in Cañón del Sumidero National Park in our monthly data.