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Red-headed tanager

Piranga erythrocephala (Swainson, 1827)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-headed tanager (Piranga erythrocephala) is a species in the family Cardinalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 21.8 g to 22 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the red-headed tanager

Weight
21.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-headed tanager live?

Not recorded

What is the red-headed tanager?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-headed tanager (Piranga erythrocephala) is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks, endemic to Mexico. Comprising two subspecies, it is around 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Males have predominantly yellow-olive plumage with a red head and throat and females have yellow forecrowns.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-headed tanager” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-headed_tanager&oldid=1292943792), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-headed tanager endangered?

The red-headed tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the red-headed tanager classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCardinalidae
  6. genusPiranga
  7. SpeciesPiranga erythrocephala (Swainson, 1827)

Synonyms Spermagra erythrocephala

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Red-headed PirangaEnglish
  • piranga crestadaCatalan
  • tangara mexickáCzech
  • tanagr pengoch y GogleddWelsh
  • Rødhovedet IldtangarDanish
  • RotkopfkardinalGerman
  • RotkopftangareGerman
  • ruĝkapa kardinaloEsperanto
  • Piranga cabecirrojaSpanish
  • Piranga Cabeza RojaSpanish
  • Tángara cabeza rojaSpanish
  • mehhiko leeklindEstonian
  • meksikontulitangaraFinnish
  • Piranga érythrocéphaleFrench
  • crvenoglava pirangaCroatian
  • Tanagra testarossaItalian
  • ズアカフウキンチョウJapanese
  • raudongalvė pirangaLithuanian
  • RoodkoptangareDutch
  • rødhodepirangaNorwegian
  • piranga czerwonogłowaPolish
  • piranga-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
  • sanhaço-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Краснолицая пирангаRussian
  • Красноголовая пирангаRussian
  • piranga červenohlaváSlovak
  • Crvenoglava tangaraSerbian
  • rödhuvad tangaraSwedish
  • rödhuvad kardinalSwedish
  • Kırmızı Yüzlü PirangaTurkish
  • піранга червоноголоваUkrainian
  • 紅頭比藍雀Chinese
  • 红头丽唐纳雀Chinese

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Relatives of the red-headed tanager

Other species in the same genus Piranga.

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Common questions

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How big is the red-headed tanager?

An adult red-headed tanager weighs 21.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-headed tanager endangered?

The red-headed tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the red-headed tanager?

The red-headed tanager (Piranga erythrocephala) belongs to the family Cardinalidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red-headed tanager (Piranga erythrocephala). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-headed-tanager

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BibTeX
@misc{red_headed_tanager_2026,
  title = {Red-headed tanager (Piranga erythrocephala)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-headed-tanager},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}