Crimson-backed Tanager
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Crimson-backed Tanager

Ramphocelus dimidiatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Puracé National Natural Park
286 Verified records at Puracé National Natural Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. A nickname in Panama is sangre de toro ("Blood of the bull"). The crimson-backed tanager was first described by French naturalist Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1837. It is one of nine species of brightly coloured tanagers of the genus Ramphocelus. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-backed Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 286 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park

Flame-rumped Tanager
LC

Flame-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus flammigerus

Insufficient data
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Scrub Tanager
Endemic

Scrub Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia vitriolina

30–40% · Possible
Blue-necked Tanager

Blue-necked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cyanicollis

30–40% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

30–40% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

20–30% · Possible
Masked Flowerpiercer
LC

Masked Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa cyanea

20–30% · Possible
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
LC

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anisognathus lacrymosus

20–30% · Possible
Streaked Saltator
LC

Streaked Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator striatipectus

20–30% · Possible
White-sided Flowerpiercer
LC

White-sided Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa albilatera

20–30% · Possible
White-lined Tanager
LC

White-lined Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus rufus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
70–80%
2 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
3 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
4 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
50–60%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
6 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
7 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
8 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
9 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
10 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
11 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
12 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
14 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crimson-backed Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-backed Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 286 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crimson-backed Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Crimson-backed Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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