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Piranga (tanager)
Taxonomy
Piranga was named by Vielillot (1808). It is extant.
It was assigned to Thraupinae by Parmalee (1992); and to Cardinalidae by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Thraupinae by Parmalee (1992); and to Cardinalidae by Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1808 | Piranga Vielillot |
1992 | Piranga Parmalee p. 316 |
2017 | Piranga Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Piranga Vielillot 1808 [tanager]
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Piranga ludoviciana Wilson 1811 [western tanager]
Piranga olivacea Gmelin 1789 [scarlet tanager]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (6 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Pleistocene | USA (California) | Piranga ludoviciana (176098) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Alabama) | Piranga olivacea (84181) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Piranga ludoviciana (123918 176267 215552) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Piranga sp. (103991) |