Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 34,634
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Summer tanager”.