Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga rubra (Summer Tanager)
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). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Summer Tanager sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Black-backed Grosbeak
Pheucticus aureoventris
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
White-throated Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus leucophrys
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Golden-fronted Redstart
Myioborus ornatus
Pale-bellied Tapaculo
Scytalopus griseicollis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Rufous-browed Conebill
Conirostrum rufum
📅 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 Summer Tanager in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Summer Tanager sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Summer Tanager in Chingaza National Natural Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Summer Tanager in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.