It's not Scarlet-rumped Tanager anymore. It's been split. On the west coast it is Cherrie's Tanager, and on the Caribbean slope it is Passerini's Tanager.
Thanks for the information. Since this was on the Pacific slope, I assume it was a Cherrie's Tanager. Is there a way to distinguish one from the other?
@johnsanner -- Yes, range is good, but separating the females is easy. The female Cherrie's is much more colourful than the female Passerini's.
Now to find out if there's a "hybrid zone," 'cause it's likely that the scarlet-rumped diverged fairly recently (in evolutionary time.)
Nice of you to label them -- lots of Ticos have these feeders on road-side fenceposts, so be prepared to stop and gawk in wonder. Then re-attach your jaw and keep on truckin'.
In Hawaii, we call these meijiro, or white eye.
hawaiidoves 2 months ago
It's not Scarlet-rumped Tanager anymore. It's been split. On the west coast it is Cherrie's Tanager, and on the Caribbean slope it is Passerini's Tanager.
spindalis79 1 year ago
@spindalis79
Thanks for the information. Since this was on the Pacific slope, I assume it was a Cherrie's Tanager. Is there a way to distinguish one from the other?
johnsanner 1 year ago
@johnsanner Nope... Just range. Since you were on the west coast (close to the Osa Peninsula or Puntarenas Province?) they are Cherrie's.
spindalis79 1 year ago
@johnsanner -- Yes, range is good, but separating the females is easy. The female Cherrie's is much more colourful than the female Passerini's.
Now to find out if there's a "hybrid zone," 'cause it's likely that the scarlet-rumped diverged fairly recently (in evolutionary time.)
Nice of you to label them -- lots of Ticos have these feeders on road-side fenceposts, so be prepared to stop and gawk in wonder. Then re-attach your jaw and keep on truckin'.
Great clip.
BettyVanSneeIV 1 year ago
Beautiful birds, yes. And thanks for including the common names!
anhingax2 1 year ago
beautiful birds
SAbirdz 2 years ago