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'''''Piranga''''' is a genus of [[bird]]s long placed in the [[tanager]] family, but now considered members of the [[cardinal (bird)|cardinal]] family, Cardinalidae. The genus name ''Piranga'' is from [[Tupi language |
'''''Piranga''''' is a genus of [[bird]]s long placed in the [[tanager]] family, but now considered members of the [[cardinal (bird)|cardinal]] family, Cardinalidae. The genus name ''Piranga'' is from [[Tupi language|Tupi]] ''Tijepiranga'', the name for an unknown small bird.<ref name =job>{{cite book | last= Jobling | first= James A. | year= 2010| title= The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher=Christopher Helm | location = London, United Kingdom | isbn = 978-1-4081-2501-4 | page =308 }}</ref> |
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Similar in shape and habits to the true tanagers, their coloration betrays their actual relationships. They are essentially red, orange or yellow all over, except the tail and wings and in some species also the back. Such extensive [[lipochrome]] coloration (except on the belly) is very rare in true tanagers, but is widespread among the Cardinalidae. |
Similar in shape and habits to the true tanagers, their coloration betrays their actual relationships. They are essentially red, orange or yellow all over, except the tail and wings and in some species also the back. Such extensive [[lipochrome]] coloration (except on the belly) is very rare in true tanagers, but is widespread among the Cardinalidae. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Piranga Vieillot, 1808 |
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Piranga is a genus of birds long placed in the tanager family, but now considered members of the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. The genus name Piranga is from Tupi Tijepiranga, the name for an unknown small bird.[1]
Similar in shape and habits to the true tanagers, their coloration betrays their actual relationships. They are essentially red, orange or yellow all over, except the tail and wings and in some species also the back. Such extensive lipochrome coloration (except on the belly) is very rare in true tanagers, but is widespread among the Cardinalidae.
These songbirds are found high in tree canopies, and are not very gregarious in their breeding areas. Piranga species pick insects from leaves, or sometimes in flight. They will also take some fruit. Several species are migratory, breeding in North America and wintering in the tropics.
Species in taxonomic order
- Rose-throated tanager, Piranga roseogularis
- Hepatic tanager, Piranga flava
- Scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea
- Summer tanager, Piranga rubra
- Western tanager, Piranga ludoviciana
- Flame-colored tanager, Piranga bidentata
- White-winged tanager, Piranga leucoptera
- Red-headed tanager, Piranga erythrocephala
- Red-hooded tanager, Piranga rubriceps
References
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
