Summer tanager

Summer tanager
	Male
	Female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cardinalidae
Genus:	Piranga
Species:	P. rubra
Binomial name
	Piranga rubra; (Linnaeus, 1758)
	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.

^ 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.
^ 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

[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] 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

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