Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata
Overview
Description
The flame-colored tanager (Piranga bidentata), formerly known as the stripe-backed tanager, is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found from Mexico throughout Central America to northern Panama and occasionally in the United States; four subspecies are recognized. The flame-colored tanager is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long, the male having predominantly red-orange while the female is more yellowish orange.1
Taxonomy
Passeriformes > Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies) > Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Sightings
Relevant Sightings
- 05-03-2024 - Morelos, Mexico (First Sighting)
- 05-03-2024 - Morelos, Mexico (Last Sighting)
Places Seen
- Morelos, Mexico
Media
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