Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga ludoviciana (Western Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
📅 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 Carara National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Western Tanager sighting in Carara National Park, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Tanager in Carara National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Western Tanager in Carara National Park in our monthly data.