Crimson-backed Tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus)
About the Crimson-backed Tanager
The crimson-backed tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is native to Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela and has an introduced population in French Polynesia. A local name in Panama is sangre de toro ("Blood of the bull"). The crimson-backed tanager was formally described by French naturalist Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1837 with its current binomial Ramphocelus dimidiatus. It is one of eight species of brightly colored tanagers in the genus Ramphocelus. Mitochondrial DNA evidence indicates that its closest relative is the masked crimson tanager (R. nigrogularis), and the two split around 800,000 years ago.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 73 recordings for this species: 31 CC BY-NC-SA · 13 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Panama, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Lemon-rumped TanagerRamphocelus icteronotusrecording
- Masked Crimson TanagerRamphocelus nigrogularisrecording
- Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniirecording
- Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carborecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.