Crimson-collared Tanager
A species of Silver-billed tanagers Scientific name : Ramphocelus sanguinolentus Genus : Silver-billed tanagers
Crimson-collared Tanager, A species of Silver-billed tanagers
Botanical name: Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Genus: Silver-billed tanagers
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Description General Info
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Description
Crimson-collared tanagers average 19–20 cm (7.5–8 in) long. The adult plumage is black with a red collar covering the nape, neck, and breast (remarkably similar to the pattern of the male crimson-collared grosbeak). All tail coverts are also red. The bill is striking pale blue and the legs are blue-gray. In adults, the irides are crimson, contrary to what is shown in Howell and Webb. Females average slightly duller than males, but are sometimes indistinguishable from them. Juvenile birds are similar except that the hood is dull red, the black areas are tinged with brown, and the breast is mottled red and black. Young birds also have a duller bill color. Vocalizations are high-pitched and sibilant. There are several calls; one rendered as ssii-p is given both when perched and in flight. The song is jerky and consists of two-to-four-note phrases separated by pauses, tueee-teew, chu-chee-wee-chu, teweee. 
Size
17 cm
Feeding Habits
Crimson-collared Tanager primarily consumes fruit and arthropods. They exhibit diverse foraging behaviors, adept in both hunting small prey and gathering various fruits. Unique adaptations include a preference for certain fruits, aiding in seed dispersal within their habitat.
Habitat
Crimson-collared Tanager is commonly found in the edges of humid evergreen forests and secondary growth areas, as well as dense shrubbery and low trees. They are also present in abandoned plantations, tree-studded pastures near watercourses, semi-open country, and sometimes in urban areas like towns and villages where they visit orchards and fruit trees. This species typically stays within 6 meters of the ground and can be seen from lowlands up to 1,200 meters, with some populations breeding up to 1,600 meters in elevation.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The crimson-collared tanager ranges from southern Veracruz and northern Oaxaca in Mexico through the Atlantic slope of Central America, to the highlands of western Panama. It inhabits the edges of humid evergreen forests and second growth, where it is often seen in pairs at middle to upper levels.
Species Status
Because the species is not threatened, the population size is very large and the trend appears to be stable, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Silver-billed tanagers Species
Crimson-collared Tanager 
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