Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava)
Number of accepted Hepatic Tanager records for Louisiana = 2 as of 25th Report of the LBRC (2022)
Accepted Records
A male (82-37) collected (LSUMZ 105459) at Peveto Beach Woods, Cameron Parish on 7
May 1982 (Steven W. Cardiff). This is the first record for Louisiana, and only the second for the eastern United States.
One female (1983-12; formerly 84-20) collected (LSUMZ 112120) at
Peveto Beach Woods, Cameron Parish, on 22 May 1983 (Van Remsen; David Muth). This bird, the second found
in Louisiana, was found only 100 yards from the location of the first state record, found there on
7 May 1982 (see LOS News 107, December 1984).
Unaccepted Records
One adult male (1994-71) on 9 May 1994, Cameron: Peveto Beach Woods. Although the
written description described the plumage and call note fairly well (albeit much like a field
guide), members were greatly concerned that the report was written nine months after the
observation and that copies of the supporting field notes were not submitted. Most members
believed this one-person sight record of a potential third state record, especially when
considering the variation exhibited by Summer Tanager, should be supported by more extensive
documentation or photographic evidence.