Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga ludoviciana (Western Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Grand Teton National Park
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
📅 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 Grand Teton National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Western Tanager sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 1143 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Tanager in Grand Teton National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Western Tanager in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.