Piranga
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Piranga is a genus of birds long placed in the tanager family, but now considered members of the family Cardinalidae. The genus name Piranga is from Tupi word tijepiranga, the name for an unknown small bird.
Image: Flame colored Tanager 2
Image: Red headed Tanager (Piranga erythrocephala) (8079395236)
Image: Piranga hepatica
Western tanager
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The western tanager, is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), other members of its genus and it are classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.
Image: Piranga ludoviciana female
A male enjoying the fruits of a cherry tree.
Female in a callery pear tree