Latin Etymology: Piranga (from Tupi name for an unknown bird) bidentata ("two toothed")
Female Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata) at San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Piranga bidentata citrea
Weight: g/kg / Length: 18-19cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A vividly coloured tanager of the upland Neotropics, found from Mexico to Panama with occassional birds in Texas and Arizona. The "citrea" subspecies seen here has a more pale yellow hue than the more reddish birds of the other subspecies. They are omnivores feeding on anthopods and berries, but a specific behaviour they have been observed doing is snatching prey being carried by army ants.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Piranga
SUBSPECIES: P. b. bidentata, P. b. citrea, P. b. flammea, P. b. sanguinolenta
- Sighting Locations -
COSTA RICA - Spanish - Quitrique de Espalda Rayada
Found in Talamancan Montane Forest Ecozone
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at San Gerardo de Dota
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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