Piranga erythrocephala erythrocephala

Piranga erythrocephala erythrocephala

Classification

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae

The red-headed tanager (Piranga erythrocephala) is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks, endemic to Mexico. Comprising two subspecies, it is around 15 cm (5. 9 in) long.

Distribution

Piranga erythrocephala erythrocephala — (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 5

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionRed-headed tanager, Wikipedia contributors

Piranga erythrocephala erythrocephala

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