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Red tanager taxonomy
The Cardinalidae is the family of cardinals and grosbeaks found in North and South America. The family Cardinalidae was first introduced by Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929), an American ornithologist, in the year 1901.The family Cardinalidae comprises nine genera, including genus Piranga. The genus Piranga was first introduced by Louis Pierre Vieillot (May 10, 1748 – August 24, 1830), a French ornithologist, in the year 1808.
The genus Piranga comprises nine species, including Piranga flava. The species Piranga flava was first described by Louis Pierre Vieillot. The species Piranga flava was earlier placed under the tanager family Thraupidae.
The species Piranga flava is polytypic and comprises four subspecies, viz., Piranga flava flava, Piranga flava rosacea, Piranga flava saira and Piranga flava macconnelli.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Piranga flava |
| Species: | P. flava |
| Genus: | Piranga |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Red tanager - Piranga flava Image by Elaine R. Wilson |
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| 2.Red tanager - Piranga flava Image by Kennedy Andrade Borges |
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| 3.Red tanager - Piranga flava Image by Tim Boyer |
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| 4.Red tanager - Piranga flava Image by Aaron Maizlish |
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| 5.Red tanager - Piranga flava Image by Amado Demesa |
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| 6.Red tanager - Piranga flava Image by Robin Agarwal |
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| 7.Piranga flava Image by vil.sandi |
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| 8.Piranga flava Image by Amy McAndrews |
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| 9.Piranga flava Image by Julian Londono |
1.Red tanager image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Piranga_hepatica.jpg (cropped)
Author: Elaine R. Wilson | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 11/16/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piranga_flava_male.jpg (cropped)
Author: Kennedy Andrade Borges | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 11/16/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/110327147@N06/42201430991/ (cropped)
Author: Tim Boyer | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 11/16/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/amaizlish/14720124341/ (cropped)
Author: Aaron Maizlish | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 11/16/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sabandijah/13977869778/ (cropped)
Author: Amado Demesa | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 11/16/18
6.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30314434@N06/34704444832/ (cropped)
Author: Robin Agarwal | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 11/16/18
7.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vil_sandi/30622871764/in/photostream/
Author: vil.sandi | License: CC BY-ND 2.0 as on 11/16/18
8.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/34470420@N02/9652424837/
Author: Amy McAndrews | License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 as on 11/16/18
9.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Piranga_lutea,_female,_Manizales,_Caldas,_Colombia.jpg (cropped)
Author: Julian Londono | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 11/16/18
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Updated Nov 16, 2018
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