Scarlet-rumped Tanager
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Scarlet-rumped Tanager

Ramphocelus passerinii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Los Quetzales National Park
48 Verified records at Los Quetzales National Park
August 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-rumped Tanager sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park

Slaty Flowerpiercer
LC

Slaty Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa plumbea

60–70% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

50–60% · Likely
Silver-throated Tanager
LC

Silver-throated Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara icterocephala

40–50% · Likely
Spangle-cheeked Tanager
LC

Spangle-cheeked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara dowii

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

5–10% · With luck
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

<5% · Rare
Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

<5% · Rare
Peg-billed Finch
LC

Peg-billed Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthidops bairdi

<5% · Rare
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

<5% · Rare
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

<5% · Rare
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

<5% · Rare
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
LC

Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator grandis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Los Quetzales National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-rumped Tanager sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Scarlet-rumped Tanager in Los Quetzales National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet-rumped Tanager in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.

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