Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae (Cardinals & Allies)  
Genus: Piranga (4 species, 11 worldwide)


Red Tanager
Red Tanager (Piranga flava saira) Male
Santa Catarina, Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.

Red Tanager
Red Tanager (Piranga flava saira) Female
Botanical Gardens of Brasilia, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.

One of several non-migratory versions of the Summer Tanager, sometimes grouped as the Hepatic Tanager. The Red Tanager is found in southeast South America.

White-winged Tanager
White-winged Tanager (Piranga leucoptera venezuelae)
Venezuela  
   
Photograph by Fernando Flores     Copyright and usage info

White-winged Tanager
White-winged Tanager (Piranga leucoptera ardens) Female
Refugio los Volcanes, Bolivia  
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.

Rare

Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) Male
Hotel Cataratas Rio Celeste, Bijagua, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) Female
Zafra Reserva Natural, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) Female
Flor del Loto, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Females have darker wings than the similar Summer Tanager. The Scarlet Tanager migrates to south Peru, further south than most.
Additional photo.
A different type of immature male with dark black wings and a yellow body.

Summer Tanager
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Male
ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Summer Tanager
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra rubra) Female
ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. The immature male is yellow with blotches of red. Female similar to Scarlet Tanager but with lighter yellower wings.
Immature Male


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