Flame-rumped Tanager (Lemon-rumped) Photo by Ann Doty

Ramphocelus flammigerus icteronotus

Adult male

©Ann Doty

Location: Ecuador > Pichincha
Date: Jun 21, 2019
Caption: #photocontest2019

Septimo Paraiso
Pichincha Ecuador
with VENT tour guide Michael O'Brien
Fairly large tanager found in open habitats in lowlands and foothills below 1,500 m. Male is all black with contrasting rump varying from lemon yellow to red. Female is dark blackish-brown above and yellow below, sometimes with an orange breast band. She also has a contrasting rump varying from lemon yellow to red. On both sexes, note stout silver bill with dark tip.