CRIMSON-BACKED TANAGER (RAMPHOCELUS DIMIDIATUS), PIPELINE ROAD,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

      We can ID this Tanager as a male Crimson-backed Tanager as follows:

• Bright crimson lower rump and underparts
• Duller red head, upper back as much as see can see) and upper breast
• Wings and tail are dark
• Stout bill with lower mandible enlarged at base (you can see this in second photo)

      The Crimson-backed Tanager is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 893.