Summer tanager (Piranga rubra)

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Arenal feeder summer tanager tenatative ID. 2018-02-27 12:58:26 Costa Rica NIKON D3100 ISO 800
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Classification: Genus Piranga; Family Tanagers (Thraupidae)
General: 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).[2] The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. [more]

First documented observation: 2018-02-27 in Costa Rica. Most recent observation: 2023-04-02 in Yucatan.

Media


Summer tanager has a mouthful, Ecotucan. 2023-04-02 06:49:00 Yucatan NIKON D5600 ISO 3200
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Says Summer tanager, which I find unlikely. 2023-04-01 07:17:00 Yucatan NIKON D5600 ISO 720
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Additional Images


Now that's a summer tanager, Ecotucan. 2023-04-01 08:16:06 Yucatan NIKON D5600 ISO 400
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Traveling in Central America / Vacation in the Yucatan peninsula.