Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga ludoviciana (Western Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Common Raven
Corvus corax
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
📅 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 Joshua Tree National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Western Tanager sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 171 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Tanager in Joshua Tree National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Western Tanager in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.