Rose-throated Tanager

It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest.

The Rose-throated Tanager is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

* 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 More

The Rose-throated Tanager (Piranga roseogularis) 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). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest. More

Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea More

The Rose-throated Tanager (Piranga roseogularis) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose-throated_Tanager The text in this page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article shown in above URL. It is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. More

Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Least Concern Justification This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). More

Rose-throated Tanager is listed as accidental while it is not rare at Chan Chich. It may simply be that the checklist is out of date and that the last decade has changed the understanding of status and distribution in Belize. This would not surprise me. In any case, some of the birds listed below may not actually be rare. White Pelican: about 100 at Crooked Tree on 3/21-3/23. Glossy Ibis: 1-2 at Crooked Tree from 3/21-3/23. More

Rose-throated Tanager/tangara yucateca/Piranga roseogularis Foto: Antonio Hidalgo More