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Piranga
''Piranga'' is a genus of birds long placed in the tanager family, but now considered members of the family Cardinalidae. The genus name ''Piranga'' is from Tupi language, Tupi word ''tijepiranga'', the name for an unknown small bird. Similar in shape and habits to the true tanagers, their coloration betrays their actual relationships. They are essentially red, orange, or yellow all over, except the tail and wings, and in some species also the back. Such extensive lipochrome coloration (except on the belly) is very rare in true tanagers, but is widespread among the Cardinalidae. These songbirds are found high in tree canopies, and are not very gregarious in their breeding areas. ''Piranga'' species pick insects from leaves, or sometimes in flight. They also take some fruit. Several species are bird migration, migratory, breeding in North America and wintering in the tropics. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Piranga'' was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranga Hepatica
The hepatic tanager (''Piranga hepatica'') is a medium-sized Americas, American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (biology), family (Thraupidae), it and other members of the genus Piranga are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). Etymology The common name ''hepatic'' means "liver-coloured", namely, brownish-red. "(adj.) Liver-coloured, dark brownish-red; as in ''Aloe barbadensis, hepatic aloes'', ''hepatic tanager''." Taxonomy The IOC World Bird List recognises five subspecies of ''Piranga hepatica'', found in North and Central America. * ''Piranga hepatica hepatica'' (California, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States and Oaxaca in western Mexico) * ''Piranga hepatica dextra'' (New Mexico and western Texas in the United States, Chiapas in eastern Mexico (to Chiapas), and western Guatemala) * ''Piranga hepatica figlina'' (eastern Guatemala and Belize * ''Piranga hepatica savannarum'' (eastern Honduras and northeast Nicaragua) * ''Piranga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hepatic Tanager
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). Etymology The common name ''hepatic'' means "liver-coloured", namely, brownish-red. "(adj.) Liver-coloured, dark brownish-red; as in '' hepatic aloes'', ''hepatic tanager''." Taxonomy The IOC World Bird List recognises five subspecies of ''Piranga hepatica'', found in North and Central America. * ''Piranga hepatica hepatica'' (California, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States and Oaxaca in western Mexico) * ''Piranga hepatica dextra'' (New Mexico and western Texas in the United States, Chiapas in eastern Mexico (to Chiapas), and western Guatemala) * ''Piranga hepatica figlina'' (eastern Guatemala and Belize * ''Piranga hepatica savannarum'' (eastern Honduras and northeast Nicaragua) * ''Piranga hepatica albifacies'' (highlands of eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardinalidae
Cardinalidae (sometimes referred to as "cardinal-grosbeaks" or simply "cardinals") is a family of New World-Endemism, endemic passerine birds that consists of Cardinalis, cardinals, grosbeaks, and Passerina, buntings. It also includes several other genera such as the tanager-like ''Piranga'' and the warbler-like ''Granatellus''. Membership of this family is not easily defined by a single or even a set of physical characteristics, but instead by molecular work. Among songbirds, they range from average-sized to relatively large, and have stout features. Some species have large, heavy bills. Members of this group are beloved for their brilliant red, yellow, or blue plumages seen in many of the breeding males in this family. Most species are monogamous breeders that nest in Bird nest#Cup, open-cup nests, with parents taking turns incubating the eggs and taking care of their young. Most are arboreal species, although the dickcissel (''Spiza americana'') is a ground-dwelling prairie b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranga Ludoviciana
The western tanager (''Piranga ludoviciana''), is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. Taxonomy The western tanager was illustrated and formally described by American ornithologist Alexander Wilson in 1811 under the binomial name ''Tanagra ludoviciana'' from a specimen collected on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). The type locality is Kamiah, Idaho. The specific epithet is from the Late Latin ''ludovicianus'' for "Louis". The name is from Louisiana, the 18th-century French administrative district of New France, rather than the modern state. The western tanager is now placed in the genus ''Piranga'' that was introduced by French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1808. The species is monotypic; no subspecies are recognized. Descripti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Tanager
The western tanager (''Piranga ludoviciana''), is a medium-sized Americas, American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (biology), family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. Taxonomy The western tanager was illustrated and species description, formally described by American ornithologist Alexander Wilson (ornithologist), Alexander Wilson in 1811 under the binomial name ''Tanagra ludoviciana'' from a specimen collected on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). The type locality (biology), type locality is Kamiah, Idaho. The specific epithet is from the Late Latin ''ludovicianus'' for "Louis". The name is from Louisiana (New France), Louisiana, the 18th-century French administrative district of New France, rather than the modern state. The western tanager is now placed in the genus ''Piranga'' that was intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranga Olivacea
The scarlet tanager (''Piranga olivacea'') is a medium-sized Americas, American songbird. Until recently, it was placed in the tanager family (biology), family (Thraupidae), but it and other members of its genus are now classified as belonging to the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species' plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family, although the ''Piranga'' species lacks the thick conical bill (well suited to seed and insect eating) that many cardinals possess. The species resides in thick deciduous woodlands and suburbs. Etymology The genus name ''Piranga'' is from Tupi language, Tupi ''Tijepiranga'', the name for an unknown small bird, and the specific ''olivacea'' is from Neo-Latin ''olivaceus'', "olive-green". Description The scarlet tanager, a mid-sized passerine, is marginally the smallest of the four species of ''Piranga'' that breed north of the Mexican border. It can weigh from , with an average of during breeding and an averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlet Tanager
The scarlet tanager (''Piranga olivacea'') is a medium-sized American songbird. Until recently, it was placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), but it and other members of its genus are now classified as belonging to the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species' plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family, although the ''Piranga'' species lacks the thick conical bill (well suited to seed and insect eating) that many cardinals possess. The species resides in thick deciduous woodlands and suburbs. Etymology The genus name ''Piranga'' is from Tupi ''Tijepiranga'', the name for an unknown small bird, and the specific ''olivacea'' is from Neo-Latin ''olivaceus'', "olive-green". Description The scarlet tanager, a mid-sized passerine, is marginally the smallest of the four species of ''Piranga'' that breed north of the Mexican border. It can weigh from , with an average of during breeding and an average of at the beginning of migration. Scar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranga Roseogularis
The rose-throated tanager (''Piranga roseogularis'') is a medium-sized songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. Endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula in Central America, it is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.Hilty, S. (2020). Rose-throated Tanager (''Piranga roseogularis''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rottan1.01 retrieved May 15, 2021 The male has greyish plumage with a deep rose throat and crown, while the female is similar but for a yellow crown and throat. Taxonomy and systematics American ornithologist Samuel Cabot III described the rose-throated tanager in 1846, having seen a pair in the Yucatán Peninsula and shooting the male. A 2019 genetic study using mitochondrial DNA showed that it was a basal (early offshoot) of a lineage that gave rise to the scarlet, hepatic, summer, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Tanager
The summer tanager (''Piranga rubra'') is a medium-sized Americas, American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (biology), 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. Taxonomy The summer tanager was Species description, formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Fringilla rubra''. Linnaeus based his description on the "summer red-bird" described and illustrated by Mark Catesby in his ''The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands'' which was published in 1729–1732. Catesby gave the location as Carolina, Linnaeus specified America; the type location (biology), type location is now South Carolina. The summer tanager is the type species of the genus ''Piranga'' t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranga Rubra
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. Taxonomy The summer tanager was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Fringilla rubra''. Linnaeus based his description on the "summer red-bird" described and illustrated by Mark Catesby in his ''The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands'' which was published in 1729–1732. Catesby gave the location as Carolina, Linnaeus specified America; the type location is now South Carolina. The summer tanager is the type species of the genus ''Piranga'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1808. The genus name ''Piranga' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flame-colored Tanager
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 long, the male having predominantly red-orange while the female is more yellowish orange. Taxonomy and systematics English naturalist William Swainson described the flame-colored tanager in 1827 from material collected by William Bullock and his son from a specimen from Temascaltepec in Mexico. French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye described ''Piranga sanguinolenta'' as a separate species in 1839, though the two were generally regarded as conspecific by the end of the 19th century. A 2019 genetic study using mitochondrial DNA showed that the flame-colored tanager was the sister taxon of the western tanage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
