Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
SpeciesPiranga rubra (Summer Tanager)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Great Bear Rainforest

2 Verified sightings at Great Bear Rainforest From 2019 to 2026

43,838 Verified sightings across all 82 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest

Piranga ludoviciana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Passerina amoena

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pheucticus melanocephalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Spiza americana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Passerina cyanea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Corvus corax

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Turdus migratorius

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Melospiza melodia

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Junco hyemalis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Poecile rufescens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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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	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
2	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
3	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~40%
4	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
5	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~30%
6	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
7	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
8	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
9	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
11	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
12	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
14	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
15	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
16	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
18	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
19	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
20	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
21	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
22	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
23	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
24	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
25	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
26	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
27	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
28	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
29	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
30	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
31	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
32	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
33	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
34	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
35	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
36	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
37	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
38	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
39	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
40	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
41	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~20%
42	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
43	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
44	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
45	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
46	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
47	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
48	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
49	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
50	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
51	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
52	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
53	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
54	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
55	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
56	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
57	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
58	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
59	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
60	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
61	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
62	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
63	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
64	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
65	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
66	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
67	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
68	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
69	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
70	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
71	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
72	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
73	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
74	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
75	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
76	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
77	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
78	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
79	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
80	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
81	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
82	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

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Summer Tanager

About the Summer Tanager

Recent sightings of Summer Tanager in Great Bear Rainforest

Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found