Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga ludoviciana (Western Tanager)
The western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species' plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tanager sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Celaque National Park
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Bushy-crested Jay
Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
📅 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 Western Tanager in Celaque National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tanager sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Western Tanager in Celaque National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Western Tanager in Celaque National Park in our monthly data.