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Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana (Wilson, A 1811)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Cardinalidae
Genus:
   Piranga
Scientific:
  Piranga ludoviciana


Original description

Citation:
  (Wilson, A 1811)

Reference:
   Amer. Orn. [Wilson] 3 p.27 pl.20 fig.1

Protonym:
  Tanagra ludoviciana

Type locality:
  prairies of the Missouri, between the Osage and Mandan nations [= about two miles north of Kamiah, Idaho County, Idaho], fide Davis and Stevenson, 1934, Condor, 36, p. 163.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175516#page/35/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0ADA5F17E6C7CA54

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0ADA5F17

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0ADA5F17


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179882

Geographic range:

  • Piranga ludoviciana: western North America; winters to western Panama
English:
Western Tanager
Catalan:
piranga cara-roja
Czech:
tangara červenohlavá
Danish:
Gul Ildtangar
German:
Kiefernkardinal
Spanish:
Piranga Carirroja
Spanish (Spain):
Piranga Carirroja
Finnish:
tammitangara
French:
Piranga à tête rouge
Croatian:
žutotrba piranga
Hungarian:
sáfránytangara
Icelandic:
Glæsitáni
Italian:
Tanagra occidentale
Japanese (romaji):
nishifuukinchou
Japanese:
ニシフウキンチョウ
Lithuanian:
Vakarinė piranga
Dutch:
Louisianatangare
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Vestpiranga
Norwegian:
Vestpiranga
Polish:
piranga żółtorzytna
Portuguese:
sanhaço-ocidental
Portuguese (Portugal):
piranga-ocidental
Russian:
Желтоплечая пиранга
Slovak:
piranga čiernochrbtá
Serbian:
Zapadna tangara
Swedish:
västlig tangara
Ukrainian:
Піранга жовтогуза
Chinese:
黄腹丽唐纳雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黃腹比藍雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Louisiana Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Louisiana Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
Louisiana Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
Louisiana Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Louisiana Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Louisiana Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tangara à tête rouge ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Tangara à tête rouge ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Piranga ludoviciana [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Western Tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Piranga ludoviciana [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Piranga ludoviciana [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: piranga cara-roja
Czech: Tangara cervenohlavá, tangara červenohlavá
Danish: Gul Ildtangar
German: Kiefernkardinal, Kieferntangare, Kiefern-Tangare
English: Louisiana Tanager, Western Tanager, Westfern Tanager
English, HBW: Western Tanager
English (IOC): Western Tanager
English (United States): Western Tanager
Spanish: Cardenal del Oeste, Piranga Capucha Roja, Piranga Carirroja, Piranga occidental, Quitrique de Frente Colorada, Tanagra del oeste, Tángara Cabecirroja, Tángara Capucha Roja, Tangara Carirroja, Tángara Occidental
Spanish (Costa Rica): Tangara carirroja
Spanish (Cuba): Cardenal del Oeste
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Tanagra del Oeste
Spanish (Spain): Piranga Carirroja
Spanish (HBW): Western Tanager
Spanish (Honduras): Tanagra del oeste
Spanish (Mexico): Piranga Capucha Roja, Piranga occidental, tángara capucha roja, Tángara Occidental
Spanish (Nicaragua): Tángara Cabecirroja
Spanish (Panama): Tangara Carirroja
Estonian: loode-leeklind, loode-leektangara
Finnish: Tammitangara
French: Piranga à tête rouge, Tangara à tête rouge, Tangara joueur
Haitian Creole French: Tangara tèt wouj
Croatian: žutotrba piranga
Hungarian: sáfránytangara
Icelandic: Glæsitáni
Italian: Piranga occidentale, Tanagra occidentale
Japanese (romaji): nishifuukinchou
Japanese: ニシフウキンチョウ
Scientific: Piranga ludoviciana, Piranga ludoviciana ludoviciana, Piranga ludoviciana., Tanagra ludoviciana
Lithuanian: Vakarinė piranga
Latvian: rietumu tanagra
Dutch: Louisianatangare, Louisiana-tangare
Norwegian Nynorsk: Vestpiranga
Norwegian: vestpiranga, Vesttanagar
Polish: piranga zóltorzytna, piranga żółtorzytna
Portuguese: sanhaço-ocidental, Sanhaçu-ocidental
Portuguese (Portugal): piranga-ocidental
Russian: Желтоплечая пиранга, Западная танагра, красноголовая пиранга
Slovak: piranga čiernochrbtá
Serbian: Zapadna tangara
Swedish: Västlig tangara
Turkish: Batı Pirangası, Batılı piranga
Ukrainian: Піранга жовтогуза
Chinese: 黄腹丽唐纳雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黃腹比藍雀

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