The Story
I photographed this female Crimson-backed Tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus) at Entreaguas Reserva Natural, near Coello in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, at about 1,190 meters. Females are duller than the deep red and black males, as this bird shows. The species is native to Colombia, Panama and Venezuela, and a local name in Panama is sangre de toro, blood of the bull. It is about 16 centimeters long, with a heavy bill that has a wide base to the lower mandible. IUCN lists it as Least Concern. Its most common call is a nasal chank.
I made this frame with a Canon R5 and the RF 800mm f/11, at 1/1500 sec, f/11, ISO 6400, −0.5 EV. Entreaguas, in the Coello–Cocora area of Ibagué, offers ecological walks and birdwatching tours.
©2021 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Crimson-backed Tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus) belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2021), with the population trend listed as stable. Source: IUCN Red List