Birds › Tropical rainforest › Passerini's Tanager

Passerini's Tanager

Ramphocelus passerinii

The male is velvet black with a glowing scarlet rump. The female is olive and orange.

Where to see it for real: Garden shrubs and forest edges on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica.

Spot it in the game

Lives in the Tropical rainforest habitat (Central and South America).

Passerini's Tanager facts

Family

Tanagers

Length

6.3 in (16 cm)

Weight

1.2 oz (33 g)

Diet

Fruit and insects.

Range

Caribbean lowlands from southern Mexico to western Panama.

Nest

A cup of leaves and grass in a shrub.

Song

Cheerful whistled phrases and sharp "chip" calls.

Active

by day

Status

Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: widespread and not at risk.

What the Passerini's Tanager sounds like

How to attract the Passerini's Tanager

Feeder foods, favorite first: fruit. Feeders that hold them: platform feeder. Keep a bird bath full, too.

In the game: fill a feeder with fruit and keep the bird bath full. It is a common visitor.

More: bird songs and calls, what to feed birds.

More birds of the tropical rainforest

Keel-billed ToucanTropical rainforestScarlet MacawTropical rainforestResplendent QuetzalTropical rainforestLesson's MotmotTropical rainforestBlue-gray TanagerTropical rainforestClay-colored ThrushTropical rainforest