Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatusde Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837
English (US) Crimson-backed Tanager
The Crimson-backed Tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Ramphocelus dimidiatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crimson-backed Tanager
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Ramphocelus dimidiatus arestus
- Ramphocelus dimidiatus limatus
- Ramphocelus dimidiatus dimidiatus
- Ramphocelus dimidiatus molochinus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837
- Type locality
- du sud du Mexique et de Carthagene (Nouvelle-Grenade) ; type from Cartagena, Colombia, fide Bangs, 1930, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 70, p. 406.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.2 pl.81,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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