Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga ludoviciana (Western Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
White-winged Tanager
Piranga leucoptera
Rose-throated Tanager
Piranga roseogularis
Black-faced Grosbeak
Caryothraustes poliogaster
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
📅 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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Western Tanager sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Tanager in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Western Tanager in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.