Species

Piranga ludoviciana (Western tanager)

Piranga ludoviciana. Photo: (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species’s plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
        Family: Cardinalidae (Cardinals and allies)
        Genus: Piranga (Piranga tanagers)
        Species: Piranga ludoviciana (Western tanager)

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