Red-hooded Tanager

Piranga rubriceps Gray, GR, 1844

17 cmLength36 gWeight

The red-hooded tanager (Piranga rubriceps), is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks.

Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Red-hooded Tanager has been recorded at 35 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco – LodgeColombia360 records
Guango LodgeEcuador257 records
Loro Coroniazul ProAves ReserveColombia210 records

More places

Reserva Tapichalaca y Casa SimpsonEcuador98 records
ACP Abra Patricia – Owlet LodgePeru97 records
Colibrí del Sol ProAves ReserveColombia65 records
RNA Loro OrejiamarilloColombia49 records
Valle del CocoraColombia29 records
Reserva Mirador El Roble – Casa y Bebedores de ColibríesColombia18 records
Cabañas San IsidroEcuador11 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Colombia Ecuador Peru

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The red-hooded tanager (Piranga rubriceps), is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Questions

How big is the Red-hooded Tanager?

The Red-hooded Tanager is about 17 cm long and weighs around 36 g.

Where does the Red-hooded Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: Colombia to Peru. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Is the Red-hooded Tanager endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-hooded Tanager as Least Concern.

What does the Red-hooded Tanager eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Red-hooded Tanager in?

It belongs to the family Cardinals & Allies (Cardinalidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length: 17 cm
Weight: 36 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 100 mm
Tail: 77 mm
Bill: 18 mm
Tarsus: 22 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: Colombia to Peru

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

Hepatic TanagerPiranga hepatica

Summer TanagerPiranga rubra

Rose-throated TanagerPiranga roseogularis

Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea

Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana

White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera

Red-headed TanagerPiranga erythrocephala

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