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Northern Hepatic-Tanager
Piranga hepatica (Swainson, WJ 1827)
The hepatic tanager 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 species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Cardinalidae
Genus:
Piranga
Scientific:
Piranga hepatica
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Cardinalidae
Genus:
Piranga
Scientific:
Piranga hepatica
Original description
Citation:
(Swainson, WJ 1827)
Reference:
Philosophical Mag.
n.s., Vol. 1, no.6 p.438
Protonym:
Pyranga hepatica
Type locality:
Real del Monte [= Temascaltepec, Mexico] .
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53108#page/454/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
0C8A17924A91009A
Avibase ID:
avibase-0C8A1792
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0C8A1792
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 997775
Geographic range:
- Piranga hepatica hepatica: southwestern USA and western Mexico (southward to Guerrero and Oaxaca)
- Piranga hepatica dextra: southwestern USA (east of Rockies) and eastern Mexico; winters to western Guatemala
- Piranga hepatica figlina: lowland pine savanna of eastern Guatemala and Belize
- Piranga hepatica savannarum: lowland pine savanna of eastern Honduras and northeastern Nicaragua
- Piranga hepatica albifacies: montane oak-pine belt of western Guatemala to northern Nicaragua
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Source: Clements checklist
Northern Hepatic-Tanager
Catalan:
piranga hepàtica
Danish:
Nordlig Ildtangar
German:
Zinnoberkardinal
Spanish:
Piranga hepática
French:
Piranga à joues grises
Croatian:
borova piranga
Dutch:
Noordelijke Levertangare
Norwegian:
Blodpiranga
Polish:
piranga jednobarwna
Portuguese:
sanhaço-de-bochecha-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal):
piranga-hepática
Russian:
Солнечная пиранга
Slovak:
piranga borovicová
Swedish:
tegelröd tangara
Ukrainian:
Піранга сонцепера
Chinese:
暗红丽唐纳雀
Chinese (Traditional):
褐色比藍雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Northern Hepatic-Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Northern Hepatic-Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Northern Hepatic-Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Northern Hepatic-Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Northern Hepatic-Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Northern Hepatic-Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Northern Hepatic-Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Northern Hepatic-Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Northern Hepatic-Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Northern Hepatic-Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Northern Hepatic-Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.52: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.53: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.54: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.55: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2015: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2016: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2017: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2018: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2019: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2021: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2022: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2023: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2024: Hepatic Tanager (Northern) ( Piranga flava [hepatica Group]) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Northern Hepatic-tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Northern Hepatic-tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Hepatic Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Hepatic Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Hepatic Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 2] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Hepatic Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Hepatic Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Hepatic Tanager ( Piranga hepatica) [version 2] |
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| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Piranga hepatica [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Piranga [flava, hepatica, lutea or haemalea]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: piranga hepàtica
Danish: Nordlig Ildtangar
German: Nordzinnobertangare, Zinnoberkardinal, Zinnoberkardinal [hepatica-Gruppe]
English: Hepatic Tanager, Hepatic Tanager (Northern), Northern Hepatic-Tanager
English, HBW: Hepatic Tanager (Northern)
English (IOC): Hepatic Tanager
English (United States): Hepatic Tanager (Northern)
Spanish: Piranga Encinera (grupo hepatica), Piranga Hepática, Piranga Hepática (grupo hepatica)
Spanish (Argentine): Fueguero [grupo hepatica]
Spanish (Costa Rica): Tangara Bermeja (grupo hepatica), Tangara Bermeja [grupo hepatica]
Spanish (Ecuador): Piranga Bermeja [Grupo hepatica]
Spanish (Spain): Piranga hepática (grupo hepatica)
Spanish (HBW): Hepatic Tanager (Northern)
Spanish (Mexico): Piranga Encinera (grupo hepatica)
Spanish (Panama): Tangara Bermeja (grupo hepatica)
Spanish (Peru): Piranga Bermeja [grupo hepatica]
Spanish (Paraguay): Fueguero rojo [grupo hepatica]
Spanish (Uruguay): Fueguero [Grupo hepatica]
Estonian: männi-leeklind
French: Piranga à joues grises, Piranga orangé (à joues grises), Piranga orangé [hepatica], Tangara à joues grises
Croatian: borova piranga
Icelandic: Lifrartáni [hepatica hópur]
Japanese (romaji): rengafuukinchou (hepatica guru-pu)
Japanese: レンガフウキンチョウ (hepatica グループ), レンガフウキンチョウ（hepatica グループ）
Scientific: Piranga flava [hepatica Group], Piranga flava hepatica, Piranga hepatica, Piranga hepatica hepatica, Pyranga hepatica
Dutch: Levertangare (hepatica groep), Noordelijke Levertangare
Norwegian: Blodpiranga, blodpiranga (hepatica gr.)
Polish: piranga cynobrowa [gr. hepatica], piranga jednobarwna
Portuguese: sanhaço-de-bochecha-cinzenta
Portuguese (Brazil): sanhaço-montano/de-fogo [grupo hepatica]
Portuguese (Portugal): piranga-de-fogo [grupo hepatica], piranga-hepática
Russian: Красная пиранга [группа hepatica]
Slovak: piranga borovicová, piranga borovicová (skup.)
Serbian: Žućkasta tangara [hepatica grupa]
Swedish: Tegelröd tangara
Turkish: Hepatik piranga [hepatica grubu]
Ukrainian: Піранга сонцепера
Chinese: 暗红丽唐纳雀
Chinese (Traditional): 褐色比藍雀
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