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Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,981 |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,854 |
| Costa Rica | 1,041 |
| Provincia San José | 870 |
| Mexico | 751 |
| Texas | 687 |
| Panama | 352 |
| Provincia de Chiriquí | 346 |
| Canada | 220 |
| Wisconsin | 220 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Cardinals and Allies · Cardinalidae |
| Genus | Piranga Tanagers · Piranga |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Flame-colored Tanager with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.