Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga bidentata (Flame-colored Tanager)
About the Flame-colored Tanager
The flame-colored tanager (Piranga bidentata), formerly known as the stripe-backed tanager, is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found from Mexico throughout Central America to northern Panama and occasionally in the United States; four subspecies are recognized. The flame-colored tanager is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long, the male having predominantly red-orange while the female is more yellowish orange.
English naturalist William Swainson described the flame-colored tanager in 1827 from material collected by William Bullock and his son from a specimen from Temascaltepec in Mexico. French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye described Piranga sanguinolenta as a separate species in 1839, though the two were generally regarded as conspecific by the end of the 19th century.
A 2019 genetic study using mitochondrial DNA showed that the flame-colored tanager was the sister taxon of the western tanager (P. ludoviciana). The flame-colored tanager and the other species of genus Piranga were originally placed in the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. Since approximately 2008 they have... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Flame-colored Tanager in Chirripó National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 12 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Flame-colored Tanager in Chirripó National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flame-colored Tanager sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 246 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Flame-colored Tanager in Chirripó National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Flame-colored Tanager in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.