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Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicaudaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Colombia | 1,955 |
|---|---|
| Panama | 1,799 |
| Provincia de Panamá | 784 |
| Antioquia | 630 |
| Cundinamarca | 531 |
| Colón Province | 352 |
| Provincia de Coclé | 259 |
| Magdalena | 205 |
| Provincia de Panamá Oeste | 160 |
| Provincia de Veraguas | 113 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Tanagers and Allies · Thraupidae |
| Genus | Silver-billed Tanagers · Ramphocelus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Crimson-backed Tanager with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.