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Summer tanager
| Summer tanager | |
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| Male | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Piranga |
| Species: | P. rubra
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| Binomial name | |
| Piranga rubra | |
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| Range Summer breeding range Winter non-breeding range Migration
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The summer tanager (Piranga rubra) 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's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Piranga rubra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22722456A94767173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22722456A94767173.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ 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. (2009-04-02). A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithologists' Union.Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
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