Red-hooded tanager

The red-hooded tanager (Piranga rubriceps), is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).[2] The species' plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. Along with the red-headed tanager and white-winged tanager, it is sometimes placed in the genus Spermagra.

Red-hooded tanager
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Piranga
Species:
P. rubriceps
Binomial name
Piranga rubriceps
Gray, 1844

This bird is a medium-sized songbird, at 16.8-18 centimeters (6.6-7.1 inches) in length and weighing 28-44 grams (0.99-1.55 ounces). The male is mostly yellowish overall, with a red hood that extends from the head to the breast. The female is similar, but duller overall (minus red head).[3]

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Piranga rubriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. Version [2009-04-02]. [A classification of the bird species of South America Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine. American Ornithologists' Union.
  3. "Red-hooded Tanager (Piranga rubriceps)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
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