Red-headed Tanager
Piranga erythrocephala
The red-headed tanager is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks, endemic to Mexico. Comprising two subspecies, it is around 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Males have predominantly yellow-olive plumage with a red head and throat and females have yellow forecrowns.
- Scientific name
- Piranga erythrocephala
- Family
- Cardinals and Allies
- IUCN status
- LC