Cardinalidae · bird profile
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
The Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) is a member of the Cardinalidae family in the order Passeriformes. This taxonomic profile follows the American Ornithological Society checklist; local abundance and seasonality should be confirmed with current regional observations.
Summer Tanager by state: eBird records
Across the nine states with eBird occurrence data on this site (records from 2020–2024), the Summer Tanager is reported most often in Texas with 148,230 records. It is rare or absent in California, Colorado, Michigan, Oregon, Rhode Island.
Which states have Summer Tanagers?
Found regularly in these states, from 2020–2024 eBird records. Each state guide lists its other backyard birds by month.