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% of wildlife watchers report a Summer Tanager sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 164 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
📅 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 Shenandoah National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Summer Tanager sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 164 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Summer Tanager in Shenandoah National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Summer Tanager in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.