Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
SpeciesPiranga olivacea (Scarlet Tanager)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Joshua Tree National Park

1 Verified records at Joshua Tree National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea) is a medium-sized American songbird in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). Until 2009, it was placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), but it and other members of its genus have since been classified as belonging to the cardinal family . Breeding males have bright red plumage with black wings and tails, while females are yellow-olive. Outside the breeding season, males develop plumage similar to that of females, although their wings and tails remain darker. The species breeds mainly in large deciduous forests in eastern North America. It migrates through Central America to spend the winter in forests along the Andean foothills of northwestern South America. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park

Piranga ludoviciana

Piranga rubra

Cardinalis sinuatus

Passerina cyanea

Pheucticus melanocephalus

<5% · Rare

Passerina amoena

<5% · Rare

Passerina caerulea

<5% · Rare

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Spiza americana

Passerina ciris

Corvus corax

Haemorhous mexicanus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Scarlet Tanager at Joshua Tree National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
5	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	5–10%
7	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
9	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
10	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5–10%
11	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5–10%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
14	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5–10%
15	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
17	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
18	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
21	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
23	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
25	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
26	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
29	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
30	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
31	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
32	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
35	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
38	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
39	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
42	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
43	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
45	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
46	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
48	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
49	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
50	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
54	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
55	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
56	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
57	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
58	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
60	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
61	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
62	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
64	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
65	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
66	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
67	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
68	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
69	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
70	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
71	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
72	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
73	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
74	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
75	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
76	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
77	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Scarlet Tanager

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park

Western Tanager

Summer Tanager

Pyrrhuloxia

Indigo Bunting

Black-headed Grosbeak

Lazuli Bunting

Blue Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Dickcissel

Painted Bunting

Common Raven

House Finch

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found