Crimson-collared Tanager, Ramphocelus sanguinolentus

Crimson-collared Tanager, Ramphocelus sanguinolentus. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California, taken at Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica, on the eastern slope of the south central mountains at an elevation of 900 m (2,950 feet), February 2016.

The Crimson-collared Tanager, Ramphocelus sanguinolentus is a member of the Thraupidae Family of Tanagers and Allies. They are small in stature. In Mexico they have a limited distribution being found only within the Atlantic Slope in the southern states of Veracruz and Tabasco and within the Pacific Slope in the State of Chiapas at elevations below 1,100 m (3,600 feet). From a conservation perspective the Crimson-collared Tanager is currently considered to be of Least Concern with stable, widely distributed populations. They are found in thickets and bushes along the edges of forests in humid environments. They consume insects and seasonal fruits when available.