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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Summer Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 183 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Red-hooded Tanager
Piranga rubriceps
Black-backed Grosbeak
Pheucticus aureoventris
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Black-billed Thrush
Turdus ignobilis
📅 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 Puracé National Natural Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Summer Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 183 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Summer Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Summer Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.