Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusRamphocelus (Silver-billed Tanagers)
- SpeciesRamphocelus dimidiatus (Crimson-backed Tanager)
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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-backed Tanager sighting in Darién National Park, based on 757 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Lemon-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus icteronotus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crimson-backed Tanager in Darién National Park?
About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-backed Tanager sighting in Darién National Park, based on 757 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crimson-backed Tanager in Darién National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Crimson-backed Tanager in Darién National Park in our monthly data.