Hepatic Tanager

Piranga flava

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

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

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Iguazú National Park

1 Verified sightings at Iguazú National Park From 2019 to 2026

8,243 Verified sightings across all 52 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Hepatic Tanager

The red tanager (Piranga flava) is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae. There four subspecies of Piranga flava: Piranga flava macconnelli C. Chubb, 1921 (southern Guyana, southern Suriname and northern Brazil)

Piranga flava rosacea Todd, 1922 (eastern Bolivia) Piranga flava saira (von Spix, 1825) (eastern and southern Brazil) Piranga flava flava (Vieillot, 1822) (southeastern Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and Uruguay)

The red tanager is sometimes treated as part of a more broadly circumscribed hepatic tanager species, where it makes up the flava subspecies group (lowland hepatic tanager). However, the IOC World Bird List splits these birds into three species, also recognising Piranga hepatica (the hepatic tanager) and Piranga lutea (the tooth-billed tanager). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park

Habia rubica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pheucticus aureoventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cyanoloxia brissonii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Amaurospiza moesta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Turdus leucomelas

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Troglodytes musculus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cyanocorax chrysops

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cacicus haemorrhous

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Furnarius rufus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Basileuterus culicivorus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · 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	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
2	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~40%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
4	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
5	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
6	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
7	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
9	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
11	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
12	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
13	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
14	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
15	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
16	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	<5%
17	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
20	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
21	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
24	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
26	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
27	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
28	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
30	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
31	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
32	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
33	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
36	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
37	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
39	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
40	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
41	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
42	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
43	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
44	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
45	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
46	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
48	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
50	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
51	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
52	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Hepatic Tanager

About the Hepatic Tanager

Recent sightings of Hepatic Tanager in Iguazú National Park

Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park

Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

Black-backed Grosbeak

Ultramarine Grosbeak

Blackish-blue Seedeater

Glaucous-blue Grosbeak

Great Kiskadee

Pale-breasted Thrush

Southern House Wren

Plush-crested Jay

Red-rumped Cacique

Rufous Hornero

Golden-crowned Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found