Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 24,736
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The western tanager 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Western tanager”.