Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga rubra (Summer Tanager)
About the Summer Tanager
The summer tanager (Piranga rubra) is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.
The summer tanager was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Fringilla rubra. Linnaeus based his description on the "summer red-bird" described and illustrated by Mark Catesby in his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands which was published in 1729–1732. Catesby gave the location as Carolina, Linnaeus specified America; the type location is now South Carolina. The summer tanager is the type species of the genus Piranga that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1808. The genus name Piranga is from Tupi Tijepiranga, the name for an unknown small bird; the specific rubra is from Latin ruber meaning "red".
Two subspecies are recognised: Adults have stout, pointed bills and measure 17 cm (6.7 in) in length... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Summer Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
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White-winged Tanager
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Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Red-hooded Tanager
Piranga rubriceps
Ochre-breasted Tanager
Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Lemon-spectacled Tanager
Chlorothraupis olivacea
Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Black-billed Thrush
Turdus ignobilis
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Summer Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Summer Tanager sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 2,699 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Summer Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Summer Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.