Crimson-collared Tanager
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusRamphocelus (Silver-billed Tanagers)
- SpeciesRamphocelus sanguinolentus (Crimson-collared Tanager)
About the Crimson-collared Tanager
The crimson-collared tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found from Mexico to Panama. The crimson-collared tanager was formally described in 1831 with the binomial Tanagra (Tachyphonus) sanguinolentus. In 1850 Charles Lucien Bonaparte transferred it to the genus Ramphocelus that had been erected in 1805. In 1873 Philip Sclater and Osbert Salvin erected the genus Phlogothraupis with sanguinolentus as its sole member. As of September 2026, the most recent lists by major taxonomic systems assign it to Bonaparte's Ramphocelus. However, it appears to be less closely related to the other members of the genus than they are to each other.
The specific epithet sanguinolentus is from the Latin sanguis, which means blood. The crimson-collared tanager has two subspecies, the nominate R. s. sanguinolentus (Lesson, 1831) and R. s. apricus (Bangs, 1908). The crimson-collared tanager is 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in) long and weighs 35 to 48 g (1.2 to 1.7 oz). The sexes and the subspecies have the same plumage though R. s. apricus is smaller than the nominate. Adults are mostly black... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park
Black-throated Shrike-Tanager
Lanio aurantius
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 12 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |