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Hepatic Tanager (Lowland)
Piranga flava [flava] (= Piranga flava flava) (Vieillot, LJP 1822)
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 flava flava
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Cardinalidae
Genus:
Piranga
Scientific:
Piranga flava flava
Original description
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1822)
Reference:
Tabl. Encycl. Méth. Nat. Orn.
2 livr.91 p.791
Protonym:
S[altator] Flavus
Type locality:
Paraguay.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/208154#page/399/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
6AA879E6BC4AD4B4
Avibase ID:
avibase-6AA879E6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6AA879E6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179887
English:
Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [flava]
Catalan:
piranga taronja [grup flava]
Danish:
Ildtangar (Lavland)
German:
Zinnoberkardinal (Tieflandkardinal)
Spanish:
Piranga Hepática (grupo flava)
Spanish (Spain):
Piranga hepática (grupo flava)
Finnish:
purppuratangara (flava- ryhmä)
French:
Piranga orangé [flava]
Croatian:
narančasta piranga [flava grupa]
Icelandic:
Lifrartáni [flava hópur]
Japanese (romaji):
rengafuukinchou (flava guru-pu)
Japanese:
レンガフウキンチョウ（flava グループ）
Dutch:
Laaglandlevertangare
Norwegian:
blodpiranga (flava gr.) (skarlagenpiranga)
Polish:
piranga cynobrowa [gr. flava]
Portuguese (Brazil):
sanhaço-de-fogo
Portuguese (Portugal):
piranga-de-fogo [grupo flava]
Russian:
Красная пиранга [группа flava]
Slovak:
piranga rumelková (skup.)
Serbian:
Žućkasta tangara [flava grupa]
Swedish:
röd tangara
Ukrainian:
Піранга червона [група flava]
Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [flava]
Catalan:
piranga taronja [grup flava]
Danish:
Ildtangar (Lavland)
German:
Zinnoberkardinal (Tieflandkardinal)
Spanish:
Piranga Hepática (grupo flava)
Spanish (Spain):
Piranga hepática (grupo flava)
Finnish:
purppuratangara (flava- ryhmä)
French:
Piranga orangé [flava]
Croatian:
narančasta piranga [flava grupa]
Icelandic:
Lifrartáni [flava hópur]
Japanese (romaji):
rengafuukinchou (flava guru-pu)
Japanese:
レンガフウキンチョウ（flava グループ）
Dutch:
Laaglandlevertangare
Norwegian:
blodpiranga (flava gr.) (skarlagenpiranga)
Polish:
piranga cynobrowa [gr. flava]
Portuguese (Brazil):
sanhaço-de-fogo
Portuguese (Portugal):
piranga-de-fogo [grupo flava]
Russian:
Красная пиранга [группа flava]
Slovak:
piranga rumelková (skup.)
Serbian:
Žućkasta tangara [flava grupa]
Swedish:
röd tangara
Ukrainian:
Піранга червона [група flava]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [flava] ( Piranga flava [flava]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [flava] ( Piranga flava [flava]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [flava] ( Piranga flava [flava]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [flava] ( Piranga flava [flava]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [nominate] ( Piranga flava [flava]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [nominate] ( Piranga flava [flava]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [nominate] ( Piranga flava [flava]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [nominate] ( Piranga flava [flava]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [nominate] ( Piranga flava [flava]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [nominate] ( Piranga flava [flava]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) |
| eBird version 1.50: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.52: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.53: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.54: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.55: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2015: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2016: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2017: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2018: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2019: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2021: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2022: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2023: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2024: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2025: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland) ( Piranga flava [flava Group]) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Lowland Hepatic-tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Lowland Hepatic-tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Red Tanager ( Piranga flava) [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Piranga flava [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Piranga flava
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: piranga carbassa
Czech: tangara rumělková
Danish: Ildtangar
German: Südzinnobertangare, Tieflandkardinal, Zinnoberkardinal (Tieflandkardinal)
English: Hepatic Tanager (Lowland), Lowland Hepatic-tanager, Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [flava], Lowland Hepatic-Tanager [nominate], Red Tanager
English, HBW: Red Tanager
English (IOC): Red Tanager
English (United States): Hepatic Tanager (Lowland)
Esperanto: oranĝa kardinalo
Spanish: Piranga Bermeja, Piranga Hepática (grupo flava)
Spanish (Argentine): Fueguero [grupo flava]
Spanish (Costa Rica): Tangara Bermeja (grupo flava), Tangara Bermeja [grupo flava]
Spanish (Ecuador): Piranga Bermeja [Grupo flava]
Spanish (Spain): Piranga hepática (grupo flava)
Spanish (HBW): Hepatic Tanager (Lowland)
Spanish (Mexico): Piranga Encinera (grupo flava)
Spanish (Panama): Tangara Bermeja (grupo flava)
Spanish (Peru): Piranga Bermeja [grupo flava]
Spanish (Paraguay): Fueguero rojo [grupo flava]
Spanish (Uruguay): Fueguero [Grupo flava]
Estonian: maksa-leeklind
Finnish: purppuratangara
French: Piranga orangé, Piranga orangé [flava]
Croatian: narančasta piranga
Icelandic: Lifrartáni [flava hópur]
Italian: Tanagra epatica
Japanese (romaji): rengafuukinchou (flava guru-pu)
Japanese: レンガフウキンチョウ, レンガフウキンチョウ (flava グループ), レンガフウキンチョウ（flava グループ）
Scientific: Piranga flava, Piranga flava [flava Group], Piranga flava [flava], Piranga flava flava, Saltator Flavus
Lithuanian: Rausvoji piranga
Latvian: blāvā tanagra
Dutch: Laaglandlevertangare, Levertangare (flava groep)
Norwegian: Blodpiranga, blodpiranga (flava gr.) (skarlagenpiranga)
Polish: piranga cynobrowa, piranga cynobrowa [gr. flava]
Portuguese: sanhaço-de-fogo
Portuguese (Brazil): sanhaço-de-fogo
Portuguese (Portugal): piranga-de-fogo, piranga-de-fogo [grupo flava], Sanhaço-de-fogo
Russian: Красная пиранга, Красная пиранга [группа flava]
Slovak: piranga rumelková, piranga rumelková (skup.)
Serbian: Žućkasta tangara, Žućkasta tangara [flava grupa]
Swedish: röd tangara
Turkish: Hepatik Piranga, Hepatik piranga [flava grubu]
Ukrainian: Піранга червона
Chinese: 红色丽唐纳雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紅褐比藍雀
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