Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
About the Western Tanager
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' plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.
A real field recording of the Western Tanager. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, United States · xeno-canto lists 256 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataprofile
- Hepatic TanagerPiranga hepaticaprofile
- Red TanagerPiranga flavaprofile
- Red-headed TanagerPiranga erythrocephalaprofile
- Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubricepsrecording
- Rose-throated TanagerPiranga roseogularisprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.