Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Ramphocelus

Crimson-backed Tanager

Ramphocelus dimidiatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Ramphocelus dimidiatus arestus

Coiba Island (Panama)
Ramphocelus dimidiatus dimidiatus

western Panama across northern Colombia (southward to upper Cauca Valley, middle Magdalena Valley, and Norte de Santander) to western Venezuela (Maracaibo region and wesern slope of Andes)
Ramphocelus dimidiatus limatus

Pearl Islands (Bay of Panama)
Ramphocelus dimidiatus molochinus

northern Colombia (upper Magdalena Valley)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.