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- Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Identification
Length: 6.75" (17 cm)
Male deep crimson on head and upper body, deep red on lower back and belly. Wings and tail black. Lower mandible bright silver.
Female browner.
Similar Species
Notice that the male is superficially similar to Silver-beaked Tanager.
Distribution
Central and South America: found from western Panama to Colombia and western Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- R. d. isthmicus:
- Tropical western and central Panama (east to R¡o Chepo)
- R. d. arestus:
- Coiba Island (Panama)
- R. d. limatus:
- Pearl Islands (Bay of Panama)
- R. d. dimidiatus:
- R. d. molochinus:
- Northern Colombia (upper Magdalena Valley)
Habitat
Gardens, clearings, brushy areas.
Behaviour
Gallery
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Showing back of the Male
Photo by Stanley Jones
Canopy Lodge in El Valle de Antón, Cocle Province, Panama, February 2011
Young male (probably molochinus)
Photo by Digitalbcon
Ibagüe, Colombia, January 2008
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crimson-backed Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crimson-backed_Tanager
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