Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)

29 gWeight

The summer tanager (Piranga rubra) is a medium-sized American songbird.

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Costa Rica, Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Costa Rica, Colombia

Summer Tanager has been recorded at 1,193 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 33 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

High Island – Smith Oaks SanctuaryUnited States9,328 records
Paton Center for HummingbirdsUnited States8,521 records
Sabine WoodsUnited States8,077 records

More places

High Island – Boy Scout WoodsUnited States7,512 records
Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica7,280 records
Anza Trail – TubacUnited States5,880 records
Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica5,032 records
Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica4,795 records
Big Morongo Canyon Preserve & Covington ParkUnited States4,767 records
Galveston – Lafitte's CoveUnited States4,449 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Costa Rica Colombia Belize Mexico Panama Ecuador Guatemala

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 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). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.

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Questions

How big is the Summer Tanager?

The Summer Tanager weighs around 29 g.

Where does the Summer Tanager live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: southern USA and northern Mexico. It is most often recorded in United States, Costa Rica and Colombia.