Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga olivacea (Scarlet Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
📅 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 Scarlet Tanager in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Scarlet Tanager sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 951 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scarlet Tanager in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Tanager in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.