Scarlet-rumped Tanager
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Scarlet-rumped Tanager

Ramphocelus passerinii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
236 Verified records at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The scarlet-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in the Caribbean lowlands from southern Mexico to western Panama. This species was formerly known as the scarlet-rumped tanager, but was renamed to Passerini's Tanager after Carlo Passerini, a professor at the Museum of Zoology of the University of Florence, when the distinctive form found on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama was reclassified as a separate species, the Cherrie's tanager, Ramphocelus costaricensis. While most authorities had accepted this split, there were notable exceptions (e.g. the Howard and Moore checklist). It was renamed back to the scarlet-rumped tanager in 2018 when Cherrie's Tanager was lumped back into the species. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-rumped Tanager sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 236 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Crimson-collared Tanager
LC

Crimson-collared Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus sanguinolentus

20–30% · Possible
Black-headed Saltator
LC

Black-headed Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator atriceps

30–40% · Possible
Morelet's Seedeater
LC

Morelet's Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila morelleti

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-winged Tanager

Yellow-winged Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis abbas

30–40% · Possible
Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

30–40% · Possible
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

30–40% · Possible
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

30–40% · Possible
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

20–30% · Possible
Gray-headed Tanager
LC

Gray-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eucometis penicillata

10–20% · With luck
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

10–20% · With luck
Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
3 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
4 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
5 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
7 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
8 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
11 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
12 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
13 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
14 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
20–30%
15 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
16 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
18 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
19 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
20 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
21 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
22 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
23 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
24 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet-rumped Tanager in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-rumped Tanager sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 236 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Scarlet-rumped Tanager in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

February has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet-rumped Tanager in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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