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Ramphocelus
Sign in to saveRamphocelus is a Neotropical genus of birds of the tanager family. They have enlarged shiny whitish or bluish-grey lower mandibles, which are pointed upwards in display. However, this is greatly reduced in the females of most species. Males are black and red, orange or yellow, while females resemble a duller version of the males, or are brownish or greyish combined with dull red, orange or yellowish.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Ramphocelus is referenced by 348 other articles, and connects out to bird, Emberiza and Thraupidae.
It sits within the topics Bird genera and Ramphocelus.
Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 140
- With media
- 14
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Collections
- MVZ, CUMV
- Recorded in
- Panama, Colombia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Thraupidae
- Image
- Ramphocelus bresilius04.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- taxon common name
- Hopeanokkatangarat
- taxon name
- Ramphocelus
- Commons category
- Ramphocelus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Ramphocelus
- Commons gallery
- Ramphocelus
- taxon range
- Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Species in taxonomic order
- References
- Sources
Ramphocelus is a Neotropical genus of birds of the tanager family. They have enlarged shiny whitish or bluish-grey lower mandibles, which are pointed upwards in display. However, this is greatly reduced in the females of most species. Males are black and red, orange or yellow, while females resemble a duller version of the males, or are brownish or greyish combined with dull red, orange or yellowish.
Ramphocelus tanagers are found in semi-open areas. The nest is a cup built by the female of plant materials such as moss, rootlets, and strips of large leaves like banana or Heliconia, and is often in a fairly open site in a tree. The female usually lays pale blue eggs, with grey, brown or lavender spots, and the young stay in the nest for only about 12 days.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ramphocelus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.