Hepatic Tanager

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Hepatic Tanager in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hepatic Tanager sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Hepatic Tanager in Saguaro National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Hepatic Tanager in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

Piranga flava

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 <5% · Rare

at Saguaro National Park

58 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026

8,805 Verified sightings across all 55 parks From 2019 to 2026

July Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ 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 Saguaro National Park

Piranga ludoviciana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Piranga rubra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Piranga olivacea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Cardinalis cardinalis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cardinalis sinuatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Passerina amoena

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pheucticus melanocephalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Passerina caerulea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Passerina versicolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Spiza americana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Passerina cyanea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hepatic Tanager in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hepatic Tanager sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hepatic Tanager in Saguaro National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Hepatic Tanager in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

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Hepatic Tanager

About the Hepatic Tanager

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Western Tanager

Summer Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Northern Cardinal

Pyrrhuloxia

Lazuli Bunting

Black-headed Grosbeak

Blue Grosbeak

Varied Bunting

Dickcissel

Indigo Bunting

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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