Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga rubra (Summer Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
📅 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 Summer Tanager in Channel Islands National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Summer Tanager sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Summer Tanager in Channel Islands National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Summer Tanager in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.