Bird

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana
Bird Near Kamiah, Idaho County, Idaho New to Western Science
Western Tanager

Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0

Common Names
Louisiana Tanager
Habitat
Camp Chopunnish
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1806-06-06
Observed At
Near Kamiah, Idaho County, Idaho

All tanagers frequent tree canopies and are difficult to see. Lewis described this beautiful species at Camp Chopunnish.

In the NPS atlas of species the expedition described

Western tanager

Animal · recorded by Meriwether Lewis

All tanagers frequent tree canopies and are difficult to see. Lewis described this beautiful species at Camp Chopunnish

From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror

Recent sightings

Where it’s being seen today

9 research-grade iNaturalist observations between 2016–2025. Most recent: 2025-08-16. Sourced from Terrain360 trail captures, cached locally.

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