Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

The summer tanager 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.

Scientific name

Piranga rubra

Family

Cardinals and Allies

IUCN status

LC