Species profile
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Quick answer
Breeding males are flame-red with jet black wings; a canopy bird more often heard than seen.
- Scientific name
- Piranga olivacea
- Family
- Cardinalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Piranga
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Mature deciduous forest
Recording Scarlet Tanager in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
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Related species in Cardinalidae
- Amazonian Grosbeak, Rothschild's Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia rothschildii)
- Black-backed Grosbeak (Pheucticus aureoventris)
- Black-cheeked Ant-tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris)
- Black-faced Grosbeak (Caryothraustes poliogaster)
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Black-thighed Grosbeak (Pheucticus tibialis)
- Blue Bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina)
- Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)