Crimson-backed tanager / Scharlachbauchtangare (Ramphocelus dimidiatus)

Crimson-backed tanager. 2020-02-18 10:48:22 Panama

Observations

First documented observation: 2020-02-17 in Panama. Most recent observation: 2020-02-18 in Panama.

Description

Classification: Genus Ramphocelus (Ramphocelus); Family Tanagers (Thraupidae)
General: We saw this beautiful bird walking around Gamboa town in Panama. They were also common on the hotel grounds.
General: The crimson-backed tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela, and introduced to French Polynesia.^[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.^[2] A nickname in Panama is sangre de toro ("Blood of the bull").^[3] [more]