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Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata) is a member of the Cardinalidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 36.1 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cardinalidae Cardinals & Allies
- Genus Piranga
- Species bidentata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 36.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cardinalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Flame-colored Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Flame-colored Tanager is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata) is a species of bird in the Cardinalidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA w Mexico to Panama.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 36.1 g, with a wing length of about 9.7 cm and a tail of around 8.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 418,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Flame-colored Tanager?
The Flame-colored Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 36.1 g.
Where does the Flame-colored Tanager live?
The Flame-colored Tanager is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA w Mexico to Panama, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Flame-colored Tanager belong to?
The Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata) belongs to the Cardinalidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Flame-colored Tanager eat?
The Flame-colored Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Flame-colored Tanager migrate?
The Flame-colored Tanager is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Flame-colored Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Flame-colored Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Flame-colored Tanager — including its begging call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Flame-colored Tanager's range?
The Flame-colored Tanager has a mapped global range of about 418,000 km².
Conservation
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