Summer tanager

Summer tanager
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Piranga
Species:
P. rubra
Binomial name
Piranga rubra
Range
  Summer breeding range
  Winter non-breeding range
  Migration
Synonyms
  • Fringilla rubra Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tanagra rubra Linnaeus, 1766
  • Pyranga aestiva Vieillot

The summer tanager (Piranga rubra) is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).[2] The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Piranga rubra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22722456A94767173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22722456A94767173.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Remsen, J.V., Jr., C.D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J.F. Pacheco, M.B. Robbins, T.S. Schulenberg, F.G. Stiles, D.F. Stotz, and K.J. Zimmer. (2009-04-02). A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithologists' Union.Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine