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Least Concern

White-winged Tanager

Piranga leucoptera

White-winged Tanager (Piranga leucoptera) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.

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The White-winged Tanager (Piranga leucoptera) is a member of the Cardinalidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 16 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Cardinalidae Cardinals & Allies
  4. Genus Piranga
  5. Species leucoptera

Where it lives

Eastern Mexico to Bolivia

Quick facts

Weight
16 g
Family
Cardinalidae
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The White-winged Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Behaviour

A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The White-winged Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The White-winged Tanager (Piranga leucoptera) belongs to the Cardinalidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA e Mexico to Bolivia.

It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16 g, with a wing length of about 7.3 cm and a tail of around 5.9 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 567,000 km².

Songs & calls

White-winged Tanager — Call

Recorded by Peter Boesman Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the White-winged Tanager?

The White-winged Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 16 g.

Where does the White-winged Tanager live?

The White-winged Tanager is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA e Mexico to Bolivia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the White-winged Tanager belong to?

The White-winged Tanager (Piranga leucoptera) belongs to the Cardinalidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the White-winged Tanager eat?

The White-winged Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Does the White-winged Tanager migrate?

The White-winged Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the White-winged 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 White-winged Tanager make?

1 real field recording of the White-winged Tanager — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the White-winged Tanager's range?

The White-winged Tanager has a mapped global range of about 567,000 km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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