Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga flava (Hepatic Tanager)
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 →
Recent sightings of Hepatic Tanager in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hepatic Tanager in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hepatic Tanager sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 284 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Hepatic Tanager in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Hepatic Tanager in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.