Piranga hepatica
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The hepatic tanager (Piranga hepatica) is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of the genus Piranga are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).
The common name hepatic means "liver-coloured", namely, brownish-red. The IOC World Bird List recognises five subspecies of Piranga hepatica, found in North and Central America. Piranga hepatica hepatica Swainson, 1827 (California, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States and Oaxaca in western Mexico)
Piranga hepatica dextra Bangs, 1907 (New Mexico and western Texas in the United States, Chiapas in eastern Mexico (to Chiapas), and western Guatemala) Piranga hepatica figlina Salvin & Godman, 1883 (eastern Guatemala and Belize
Piranga hepatica savannarum T.R. Howell, 1965 (eastern Honduras and northeast Nicaragua) Piranga hepatica albifacies J.T. Zimmer, 1929 (highlands of eastern Guatemala and Nicaragua) Other taxonomic authorities don't recognise Piranga hepatica as a distinct species and include it in Piranga flava, a more broadly defined hepatic tanager, with a range from the United States to Argentina. These authorities... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 9 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 9 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hepatic Tanager sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 190th most-seen of the 220 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hepatic Tanager in Saguaro National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
11th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Hepatic Tanager sightings, Saguaro National Park ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 30%), Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 30%) and Celaque National Park (Honduras, about 30%).
Same genus: Piranga
The closest relatives of the Hepatic Tanager that you can see in Saguaro National Park (genus Piranga, Piranga Tanagers) are Western Tanager (about 10%) and Summer Tanager (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hepatic Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Saguaro National Park (16 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
