Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus) - HBW 16, p. 185

French: Tangara ceinturé German: Flammentangare Spanish: Tangara Acollarada

Taxonomy: Tanagra (Tachyphonus) sanguinolentus Lesson, 1831, Mexico.
In the past, was sometimes placed in a monotypic genus, Phlogothraupis. Bears close resemblance to others of present genus, and recent molecular-genetic studies support retention in latter. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • sanguinolentus (Lesson, 1831) - SE Mexico (from Veracruz, N Oaxaca, Tabasco and Quintana Roo) S through Belize to Honduras.
  • apricus (Bangs, 1908) - Caribbean slope of E Honduras S to NW & C Panama, locally on Pacific slope in N Costa Rica.