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Flame-rumped tanager

Ramphocelus flammigerus (Jardine & Selby, 1833)

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The flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 32.8 g to 33 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the flame-rumped tanager

Weight
33 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus)
Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the flame-rumped tanager live?

Not recorded

What is the flame-rumped tanager?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) is a passerine bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found from Panama to Peru. Its two subspecies have at times been treated as full species.

From the Wikipedia article “Flame-rumped tanager” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flame-rumped_tanager&oldid=1380713042), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the flame-rumped tanager endangered?

The flame-rumped tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the flame-rumped tanager classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusRamphocelus
  7. SpeciesRamphocelus flammigerus (Jardine & Selby, 1833)

Synonyms Ramphocelus flammigerus flammigerus, Ramphopis flammigerus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • tàngara flamígeraCatalan
  • tangara červenoocasáCzech
  • tanagr tinfflamgochWelsh
  • Flammerygget FløjlstangarDanish
  • FeuerbürzeltangareGerman
  • flampuga tangaroEsperanto
  • Tangara flamígeraSpanish
  • sangretoro lomo de fuegoSpanish
  • tuliselg-tangaraEstonian
  • tuliperätangaraFinnish
  • Lanion flamboyantFrench
  • Tangara flamboyantFrench
  • kolumbijska tangaraCroatian
  • Tanagra groppaflammeaItalian
  • Tangara dal groppone di fiammaItalian
  • ミナミコシアカフウキンチョウJapanese
  • ミナミベニフウキンチョウJapanese
  • raudonuodegė raštuotoji tanagraLithuanian
  • VuurrugtangareDutch
  • ildgumptanagarNorwegian
  • tapiranga ognistaPolish
  • pipira-flamejantePortuguese
  • tangará-d'uropígio-flamejantePortuguese
  • Красноспинный сереброклювRussian
  • Огненноспинная расписная танаграRussian
  • Огненно-спинная расписная танаграRussian
  • sangara ohniváSlovak
  • Vatroleđa crna tangaraSerbian
  • eldgumpad tangaraSwedish
  • Alev Sokumlu TangaraTurkish
  • тапіранга вогнистогузаUkrainian
  • 火腰腫嘴雀Chinese
  • 火腰厚嘴唐纳雀Chinese

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Relatives of the flame-rumped tanager

Other species in the same genus Ramphocelus.

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Common questions

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How big is the flame-rumped tanager?

An adult flame-rumped tanager weighs 33 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the flame-rumped tanager endangered?

The flame-rumped tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the flame-rumped tanager?

The flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{flame_rumped_tanager_2026,
  title = {Flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flame-rumped-tanager},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}