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The Flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) is a bird found in Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. Gardens and forest edges in Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. It eats fruit and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Flame-rumped tanager lives

Gardens and forest edges in Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit70%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs30%

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

Conservation status

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Recorded by José María Loaiza B. (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1009383. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Flame-rumped tanager

Where does the Flame-rumped tanager live?

The Flame-rumped tanager lives in Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. Gardens and forest edges in Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.

What does the Flame-rumped tanager eat?

fruit (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Flame-rumped tanager endangered?

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

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• Orange-bellied antwren
• Long-tailed woodnymph
• Niceforo's wren
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• Saffron-cowled blackbird
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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.