Flame-Coloured Tanager
Piranga bidentataSwainson, WJ, 1827
English (US) Flame-colored Tanager
UK name: Flame-Coloured Tanager
The Flame-Coloured Tanager (Piranga bidentata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Piranga bidentata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Flame-colored Tanager
- English (UK)
- Flame-Coloured Tanager
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1827
No guides listed yet for Flame-Coloured Tanager
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Piranga bidentata bidentata
- Piranga bidentata flammea
- Piranga bidentata sanguinolenta
- Piranga bidentata citrea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pyranga bidentata
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1827
- Type locality
- Temiscaltipec [, Mexico].
- Original description
- The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1 p.438
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cardinals and Allies
Red-throated Ant Tanager
Driophlox fuscicauda
Sooty Ant Tanager
Driophlox gutturalis
Black-cheeked Ant Tanager
Driophlox atrimaxillaris
Crested Ant Tanager
Driophlox cristata
Red-headed Tanager
Piranga erythrocephala
Red-hooded Tanager
Piranga rubriceps
White-winged Tanager
Piranga leucoptera
Rose-throated Tanager
Piranga roseogularis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Looking for a different species?