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Hepatic Tanager

Piranga flava · Cardinalidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsJan · Mar · Octmost records
Records114,899in 12 countries
Most seen inMexico33,050 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Hepatic Tanager
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About

Hepatic Tanager in brief

The hepatic tanager (Piranga flava) is a bird of the Cardinalidae family — species of bird.

Across the 12 countries we cover it has 114,899 published records, most of them from Mexico, Colombia and Argentina. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, March and October.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Mexico33,050 records · best Mar, Jan
Colombia21,307 records · best May, Nov
Argentina20,086 records · best May, Oct
Belize12,077 records · best Apr, Jan
Panama10,378 records · best Mar, Jan
Honduras5,719 records · best Jan, Apr
Venezuela3,975 records · best Jan, Feb
Uruguay3,710 records · best Oct, May
Bolivia1,916 records · best Sep, Oct
Nicaragua1,893 records · best Mar, Oct
El Salvador493 records · best May, Apr
Trinidad and Tobago295 records · best Dec, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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