Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii) - HBW 16, p. 187
French: Tangara à croupion rouge
German: Passerinitangare
Spanish: Tangara Terciopelo
Other common names: Passerini’s/Song Tanager
Taxonomy: Ramphocelus Passerinii Bonaparte, 1831, Cuba; error = Guatemala.
Often treated as conspecific with R. costaricensis, but recent DNA studies suggest that they can be regarded as separate species. DNA studies indicate that both are monophyletic and, although levels of divergence within the two taxa (0·1%, 0·6%) are much less than divergence between them (1·8%), this level of interspecific divergence is lower than that between most species of tanager (c. 2·4–4·0%); also, visual differences between the two are minimal (involving mainly females), and only minor vocal differences have been demonstrated; further evaluation of these taxa may be requir.. View all taxonomy...
Often treated as conspecific with R. costaricensis, but recent DNA studies suggest that they can be regarded as separate species. DNA studies indicate that both are monophyletic and, although levels of divergence within the two taxa (0·1%, 0·6%) are much less than divergence between them (1·8%), this level of interspecific divergence is lower than that between most species of tanager (c. 2·4–4·0%); also, visual differences between the two are minimal (involving mainly females), and only minor vocal differences have been demonstrated; further evaluation of these taxa may be required. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Mexico (SE Veracruz, S Tabasco and N Chiapas) E to C Guatemala and Belize, S on Caribbean coast to Costa Rica and NW Panama (Bocas del Toro).
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A male on the ground, mandibulating a worm and then flying away, carrying it in the bill. Locality Lacanjá-Chansayab, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 13 April 2009 2 years ago 34 sec 4.3 -
A perched male with bill open, then flying away. Locality Lacanjá-Chansayab, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 13 April 2009 2 years ago 37 sec 4.3 -
A male singing. Locality Rancho Naturalista, Cartago Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 28 June 2010 1 year ago 14 sec 4.2 -
A female drinking from the water of the rain on the ground Locality La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Richard Garrigues 25 March 2007 4 years ago 27 sec 4.2 -
Two successive females eat banana on a bird table Locality Sarapiquís Rainforest Lodge (Centro Neotrópico), La Virgen, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 28 March 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 55 sec 3.6 -
Male, feeding on fruits in a tree Locality La Fortuna, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 21 December 2006 3 years ago 39 sec 3.6
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A male on a branch
Locality Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Rafael Zamora Padrón 30 March 2008 3 years ago 4.2 -
Male on a wet log.
Locality La Quinta, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
David Lingard 8 March 2009 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
a female
Locality Rancho Naturalista, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
Jorge Chinchilla 6 May 2010 21 weeks ago 4 -
a male
Locality Rancho Naturalista, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
Jorge Chinchilla 6 May 2010 21 weeks ago 4 -
A male perched.
Locality El Relleno, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica
manuel retana 22 August 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Male feeding on berries
Locality La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Chris and Megan Perkins 23 March 2010 1 year ago 3.9
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