"piranga" ba shi da tabbataccen ma'ana a cikin Ingilishi. Koyaya, jinsin tsuntsaye ne a cikin dangin tanager, Thraupidae, wanda asalinsa ne ga Amurkawa. Tsuntsayen Piranga sau da yawa suna da launi mai haske, tare da maza sun fi mata girma. Wasu misalan jinsuna a cikin jinsin Piranga sun haɗa da Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra), Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), da Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava).