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Scarlet-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red list criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2021 Least Concern
2018 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency low
Land mass type Average mass -
Distribution

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 570,000 medium
Number of locations -
Severely Fragmented -
Population and trend
Value Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals 500000-4999999 poor suspected 2019
Population trend stable suspected -
Decline (3 years/1 generation past) - - -
Decline (5 years/1 generation past) - - -
Decline (10 years/1 generation past) - - -
Decline (10 years/3 generation future) - - -
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future) - - -
Number of subpopulations - - -
Percentage in largest subpopulation - - -

Population justification: The global population is suspected to number 500,000-4,999,999 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification:

The population is thought to be stable (Partners in Flight 2019).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Belize extant native yes
Costa Rica extant native yes
Guatemala extant native yes
Honduras extant native yes
Mexico extant native yes
Nicaragua extant native yes
Panama extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Belize Belize Coastal and near shore islands
Belize Crooked Tree and associated wetlands
Belize Maya Mountains and southern reserves
Costa Rica Arenal-Monteverde
Costa Rica Cahuita, Gandoca-Manzanillo and Migratory Bird Corridor
Costa Rica Caribbean lowlands and wetlands
Costa Rica Central Volcanic Cordillera
Costa Rica La Amistad Caribe
Costa Rica Maleku - Caño Negro
Costa Rica Pacuare, coastal wetlands and Migratory Bird Corridor
Guatemala Candelaria - Campur
Guatemala Chiquibul
Guatemala Cuchumatanes
Guatemala Guatemalan Caribbean Slope
Guatemala Lachuá - Ik'bolay
Guatemala Maya - Lacandón
Guatemala Rio La Pasion
Guatemala Sacranix
Honduras Azul Meambar
Honduras Cuero y Salado
Honduras Jeanette Kawas
Honduras Laguna Caratasca
Honduras Patuca
Honduras Pico Bonito
Honduras Rio Platano
Honduras Tawahka
Mexico Chimalapas
Mexico Sierra Chixtontic, Sierra Canjá
Mexico Sierra de Tabasco
Nicaragua Bluefields Bay and adjacent landscape
Nicaragua Bosawas
Nicaragua Datanlí-El Diablo Hill
Nicaragua El Jaguar
Nicaragua Esperanza Verde
Nicaragua Indio Maíz
Nicaragua Los Guatuzos
Nicaragua Musun Hill
Nicaragua Prinzapolka/Alamikamba Rivers
Nicaragua Quirragua Mountains and adjacent landscape
Nicaragua Silva Hill
Nicaragua Wawashan
Panama La Amistad International Park
Panama Palo Seco Protection Forest
Panama San San Pond Sak Wetlands

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist suitable resident
Altitude 0 - 1000 m Occasional altitudinal limits (max) 1700 m

Utilisation
Purpose Primary form used Life stage used Source Scale Level Timing
Pets/display animals, horticulture - - international non-trivial recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Ramphocelus passerinii. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/scarlet-rumped-tanager-ramphocelus-passerinii on 02/06/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 02/06/2023.