Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus)
About the Crimson-collared Tanager
The crimson-collared tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found from Mexico to Panama. The crimson-collared tanager was formally described in 1831 with the binomial Tanagra (Tachyphonus) sanguinolentus. In 1850 Charles Lucien Bonaparte transferred it to the genus Ramphocelus that had been erected in 1805. In 1873 Philip Sclater and Osbert Salvin erected the genus Phlogothraupis with sanguinolentus as its sole member. As of September 2026, the most recent lists by major taxonomic systems assign it to Bonaparte's Ramphocelus. However, it appears to be less closely related to the other members of the genus than they are to each other. The specific epithet sanguinolentus is from the Latin sanguis, which means blood.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 18 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. 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 Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico 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.