About the Crimson-collared Tanager
The crimson-collared tanager is a rather small Middle American songbird. It was first described by the French naturalist René-Primevère Lesson in 1831, its specific epithet from the Latin adjective sanguinolentus, "bloodied", referring to its red plumage.
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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.
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Where the Crimson-collared Tanager lives
When to see the Crimson-collared Tanager
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresiliaThe Brazilian tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Masked Crimson TanagerRamphocelus nigrogularisThe masked crimson tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Huallaga TanagerRamphocelus melanogasterThe Huallaga tanager or black-bellied tanager, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
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