Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga ludoviciana (Western Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
📅 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 Point Pelee National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Western Tanager sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 106 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Tanager in Point Pelee National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Western Tanager in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.