Piranga
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Piranga is a genus of brightly colored New World songbirds in the cardinal family, commonly known as tanagers.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird genus
ⓘ
songbird genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Cardinalidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSuborder | Passeri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
brightly colored plumage
ⓘ
songbird ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | tanagers ⓘ |
| diet |
fruit
ⓘ
insects ⓘ |
| distribution | New World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale with darker markings ⓘ |
| family | Cardinalidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | canopy and mid-story of trees ⓘ |
| geographicRange |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Piranga bidentata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piranga erythrocephala NERFINISHED ⓘ Piranga flava NERFINISHED ⓘ Piranga haemalea NERFINISHED ⓘ Piranga hepatica NERFINISHED ⓘ Piranga leucoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ Piranga ludoviciana NERFINISHED ⓘ Piranga lutea NERFINISHED ⓘ Piranga olivacea NERFINISHED ⓘ Piranga roseogularis NERFINISHED ⓘ Piranga rubra ⓘ Piranga rubriceps ⓘ Piranga scutata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNot | true tanager genus in Thraupidae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | many species are migratory ⓘ |
| namedFor | Tupi–Guarani word for small bird or tanager (piranga) ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageSexualDimorphism | males often more brightly colored than females ⓘ |
| reproduction | builds cup-shaped nests ⓘ |
| songType | melodious song ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Piranga rubra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vernacularGrouping | New World tanagers in cardinal family ⓘ |
| wasPreviouslyClassifiedIn | Thraupidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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