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Hepatic Tanager
Piranga hepatica Swainson, 1827
32 gWeight
The hepatic tanager (Piranga hepatica) is a medium-sized American songbird.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The hepatic tanager (Piranga hepatica) is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of the genus Piranga are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).
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Questions
How big is the Hepatic Tanager?
The Hepatic Tanager weighs around 32 g.
Where does the Hepatic Tanager live?
Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: western USA to Nicaragua.
Is the Hepatic Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Hepatic Tanager as Least Concern.
What does the Hepatic Tanager eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Hepatic Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Cardinals & Allies (Cardinalidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 32 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 95 mm
- Tail
- 80 mm
- Bill
- 20 mm
- Tarsus
- 21 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America, Middle America: western USA to Nicaragua
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Cardinals & Allies Cardinalidae
- Genus
- Piranga
Other birds in the genus Piranga
Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentata
Tooth-billed TanagerPiranga lutea
Red TanagerPiranga flava
Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
Rose-throated TanagerPiranga roseogularis
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
Red-headed TanagerPiranga erythrocephala
Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubriceps
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