Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Piranga olivacea
Piranga Escarlata, Cardenal rojo, Scarlet Tanager
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cardinalidae
Genus
Piranga
Species
olivacea
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Vagrant
Distribution: Miguel Castro mentioned a female-plumaged tanager “of uncertain identity” in the agricultural area of southwestern Santa Cruz, that was olive-green with dark wings. M. Harris mentioned another possible record of a male being photographed on Floreana by B. Gadsby.
- Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
- IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
- Lévêque, R. Bowman, R.I. & Billeb, S.L.. (1966) Migrants in the Galapagos area. Condor 68(1): 81-101.
- Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Piranga olivacea", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5152. Accessed 11 June 2026.