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Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea · Cardinalidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records1,815,328in 14 countries
Most seen inUnited States1,638,112 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Scarlet Tanager
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About

Scarlet Tanager in brief

The scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea) is a bird of the Cardinalidae family — species of bird.

Across the 14 countries we cover it has 1,815,328 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Panama. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and July and fall to their lowest in January and February.

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

United States1,638,112 records · best May, Jun
Canada168,787 records · best May, Jun
Panama6,967 records · best Oct, Apr
Nicaragua1,008 records · best Apr, Oct
Cuba216 records · best Oct, Sep
Bahamas181 records · best Oct, Apr
Antigua and Barbuda18 records · best Apr, May
Jamaica10 records · best Nov, Mar
Dominican Republic9 records · best Oct, Mar
Barbados8 records · best Apr, May
Grenada6 records · best Apr, Jul
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3 records · best May, Oct
Saint Lucia2 records · best Apr, Oct
Haiti1 records · best Oct, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

Relatives

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