Scarlet Tanager vs Western Tanager

Piranga olivacea compared with Piranga ludoviciana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Tanager	Western Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Cardinalidae	Cardinalidae
Genus same	Piranga	Piranga
Species	Piranga olivacea	Piranga ludoviciana

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarlet Tanager and Western Tanager share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Piranga.

Conservation Status

Scarlet Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Western Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Tanager	Western Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarlet Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Western Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Scarlet Tanager

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States