Crimson-backed tanager

Ramphocelus dimidiatus

The Crimson-backed tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus) is a bird found in Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. Gardens and forest edges in Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. It eats fruit, insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia, Panama and Venezuela

🏡 Where the Crimson-backed tanager lives

Gardens and forest edges in Colombia, Panama and Venezuela.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit40%
🐛 Insects & bugs30%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It has a velvet-crimson back and a silvery blue bill.

Hear the Crimson-backed tanager

Recorded by Kent Livezey (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC433327. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Crimson-backed tanager

Where does the Crimson-backed tanager live?

The Crimson-backed tanager lives in Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. Gardens and forest edges in Colombia, Panama and Venezuela.

What does the Crimson-backed tanager eat?

fruit (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), seeds and nuts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Crimson-backed tanager endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.