Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga ludoviciana (Western Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Masaya Volcano National Park
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
📅 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 Masaya Volcano National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Western Tanager sighting in Masaya Volcano National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Tanager in Masaya Volcano National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Western Tanager in Masaya Volcano National Park in our monthly data.