Crimson-backed Tanager
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Crimson-backed Tanager

Ramphocelus dimidiatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Chagres National Park
841 Verified records at Chagres National Park
June 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 →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-backed Tanager sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 841 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park

Lemon-rumped Tanager

Lemon-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus icteronotus

Insufficient data
Flame-rumped Tanager
LC

Flame-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus flammigerus

<5% · Rare
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

70–80% · Very likely
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

60–70% · Likely
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

60–70% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

60–70% · Likely
Plain-colored Tanager
LC

Plain-colored Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara inornata

50–60% · Likely
Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

50–60% · Likely
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

50–60% · Likely
Shining Honeycreeper
LC

Shining Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes lucidus

40–50% · Likely
Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
80–90
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
80–90
Sep
70–80
Oct
80–90
Nov
70–80
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 Chagres National Park?

About 72% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-backed Tanager sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 841 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Crimson-backed Tanager in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.

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