Flame-rumped Tanager
A species of Silver-billed tanagers Scientific name : Ramphocelus flammigerus Genus : Silver-billed tanagers
Flame-rumped Tanager, A species of Silver-billed tanagers
Botanical name: Ramphocelus flammigerus
Genus: Silver-billed tanagers
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Description
The flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in semi-open forest and woodland. The most widespread subspecies, icteronotus, is found in the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena in Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and is sometimes considered a separate species, the lemon-rumped tanager (R. icteronotus). However, it is known to hybridize with the nominate subspecies from the Cauca Valley in Colombia. Males of both subspecies have a mainly black plumage and a narrowly black-tipped pale bluish bill. The rump of the male P. f. icteronotus is yellow, while it is red in P. f. flammigerus. In females, the head, wings and tail are blackish-brown and the underparts are mainly yellow. The rump is yellowish in the female P. f. icteronotus, while the rump, vent and chest are orange-red in P. f. flammigerus. 
Size
18 cm
Feeding Habits
Flame-rumped Tanager primarily consume fruits, seeds, and arthropods such as orthopterans and beetles. They forage alone, in pairs, or small groups, often perching to eat or pecking at large fruits. Their behavior includes occasional aerial insect hunting and extracting insects from vegetation. They show a preference for fruits from melastomes, Cecropia, and Ficus.
Habitat
Flame-rumped Tanager primarily inhabits humid forest edges, secondary growth regions, and overgrown areas such as old pastures, shrubby fields, and the peripheries of inhabited lands. This includes bushes and plant cover near human dwellings and settlements, penetrating new territories that emerge due to deforestation. Flame-rumped Tanager is characteristic of moist to very humid zones and shows a preference for regions with proximity to water in certain areas. It is commonly found in tropical climates across broad regions where such environmental conditions prevail.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Silver-billed tanagers Species
Flame-rumped Tanager 
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