Birds

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

Authorship: (Linnaeus)

Records

S. Cutler (UTEP) observed it during May 1995 at Echo Spring; 1 September 2023 at the Rio Grande [The Box] by V. Mata-Silva, M. Montoya, A. Rocha (Videos).

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumChordata (Chordates)

SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)

ClassAves (Birds)

OrderPASSERIFORMES

FamilyCARDINALIDAE (Cardinal, Bunting, Dickcissel, Grosbeak, and Pyrrholoxia Family)

GenusPiranga

Speciesrubra

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

NatureServe Explorer
IUCN Red List
Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)

Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List	LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)	G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)	S5BSecure
Texas SGCN	Not assessed

Theses, papers, and notes featuring this species.

An Avian Survey Conducted At Five Water Sources Within The Northern Chihuahuan Desert On Indio Mountains Research Station, Texas. (opens in new tab)Wiseman, G. H. · 2014 · Thesis

Summer Tanager

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