Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

Habia rubica

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
GenusHabia
SpeciesHabia rubica (Red-crowned Ant-Tanager)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

3 Verified sightings at Ostional Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026

6,195 Verified sightings across all 45 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

The red-crowned ant tanager (Habia rubica) is a medium-sized passerine bird from tropical America. It is the only species now placed in the genus Habia. This species was long placed with the tanagers (Thraupidae), but it is actually closer to the cardinals (Cardinalidae).

The red-crowned ant tanager was formally described in 1817 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. He placed it in the genus Saltator (which he misspelled as Staltator) and coined the binomial name Saltator rubicus. He specified the locality as Paraguay. The specific epithet is from Medieval Latin rubicus meaning "reddish". The red-crowned ant tanager is now the only species placed in the genus Habia that was introduced in 1840 by Edward Blyth. The genus name is a word used for various finches and tanagers in the Guarani language of Paraguay.

There are 17 recognised subspecies: H. r. holobrunnea Griscom, 1930 – east Mexico H. r. rosea (Nelson, 1898) – southwest Mexico H. r. affinis (Nelson, 1897) – south Oaxaca (south Mexico) H. r. nelsoni (Ridgway, 1902) – Yucatán Peninsula (southeast Mexico)

H. r. rubicoides (Lafresnaye, 1844) – central south, south Mexico to Honduras and El Salvador H... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Piranga rubra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Passerina ciris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Piranga ludoviciana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Passerina cyanea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Piranga olivacea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Passerina caerulea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spiza americana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Campylorhynchus capistratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
2	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
3	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
4	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
5	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
6	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
7	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
8	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
9	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
10	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
11	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
12	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
13	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
15	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
16	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
17	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
19	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
20	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
23	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
24	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
25	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
26	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
30	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
31	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
32	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
33	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
37	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
38	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
41	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
42	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
44	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
45	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

About the Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

Recent sightings of Red-crowned Ant-Tanager in Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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Western Tanager

Indigo Bunting

Scarlet Tanager

Blue Grosbeak

Dickcissel

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Great-tailed Grackle

Tropical Kingbird

Yellow Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found