Original sentence: The Flame-colored Tanager,  Piranga bidentata, also known as the Striped Tanager or Swainson's Tanager, is a medium-sized American songbird.Traditionally placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae) it is now thought to be much closer to cardinals (Cardinalidae)
Edited sentence: Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).The Flame-colored Tanager,  Piranga bidentata, formerly known as the Stripe-backed Tanager, is a medium-sized American songbird.The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family