Crimson-backed tanager / Scharlachbauchtangare (Ramphocelus dimidiatus)

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Crimson-backed tanager gamboa town. 2020-02-17 17.52.16 Panama
Classification: Genus Ramphocelus; Family Tanagers (Thraupidae)
We saw this beautiful bird walking around Gamboa town in Panama. They were also common on the hotel grounds.
General: 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.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.[2] A nickname in Panama is sangre de toro ("Blood of the bull").[3] [more]

First documented observation : 2020-02-17 in Panama.

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Crimson-backed tanager. 2020-02-18 10.48.22 Panama