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| - | [[Image:d10_1241.jpg|thumb|450px|right|'''Male'''. Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}} <br/>Location: Wilson Botanical Garden near San Vito, [[Costa Rica]].]] | + | [[Image:d10_1241.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}} <br />Wilson Botanical Garden near San Vito, [[Costa Rica]], March 2010]] |
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| | ;[[:Category:Ramphocelus|Ramphocelus]] costaricensis | | ;[[:Category:Ramphocelus|Ramphocelus]] costaricensis |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | 16cm. '''Male''' - velvet black with brilliant scarlet rump patch extending well up the back. Dark red iris, silver bill. '''Female''' - olive above, ochre below, grey head, orange rump, brown wings and tail, broad orange breast band. | + | 16cm<br /> |
| - | | + | '''Male''' |
| | + | *Velvet black plumage |
| | + | *Brilliant scarlet rump patch extending well up the back |
| | + | *Dark red iris |
| | + | *Silver bill<br /> |
| | + | '''Female''' |
| | + | *Olive above |
| | + | *Ochre below |
| | + | *Grey head |
| | + | *Orange rump |
| | + | *Brown wings and tail |
| | + | *Broad orange breast band |
| | ====Similar Species==== | | ====Similar Species==== |
| | [[Passerini's Tanager]] - the male is virtually identical, and they can only be distinguished by ranges, which do not overlap. The female Cherrie's Tanager can be differentiated by brighter coloration than the Passerini's Tanager, particularly of the rump and breast. | | [[Passerini's Tanager]] - the male is virtually identical, and they can only be distinguished by ranges, which do not overlap. The female Cherrie's Tanager can be differentiated by brighter coloration than the Passerini's Tanager, particularly of the rump and breast. |
| - | [[Image:IMG_2719.jpg|thumb|450px|right|'''Female'''. Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}}<br />Location: Hacienda Baru near Dominical, [[Costa Rica]].]] | + | [[Image:IMG_2719.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}}<br />Hacienda Baru near Dominical, [[Costa Rica]], March 2010]] |
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| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | Pacific slope of [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]. | + | Pacific slope of southern [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | Formerly lumped with [[Passerini's Tanager]] under the name Scarlet-rumped Tanager. | | Formerly lumped with [[Passerini's Tanager]] under the name Scarlet-rumped Tanager. |
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| - | Monotypic. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Semi open habitat to 1200m, edges of woodland, pastureland, gardens. | | Semi open habitat to 1200m, edges of woodland, pastureland, gardens. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | The nest is a cup placed in a tree; 2 pale blue or grey eggs, marked with black, brown or lilac, are laid. | + | ====Breeding==== |
| - | | + | The nest is a cup placed in a tree. The clutch consists of 2 pale blue or grey eggs which are marked with black, brown or lilac. |
| | + | ====Diet==== |
| | The diet includes fruit, spiders and insects. | | The diet includes fruit, spiders and insects. |
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| | ====Vocalisation==== | | ====Vocalisation==== |
| - | Call: sharp ''wac''. | + | '''Call''': sharp ''wac''. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Ramphocelus+costaricensis}} | | {{GSearch|Ramphocelus+costaricensis}} |
| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ramphocelus]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ramphocelus]] |
The nest is a cup placed in a tree. The clutch consists of 2 pale blue or grey eggs which are marked with black, brown or lilac.
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