Scarlet-rumped Tanager: Mirador y Soda Cinchona, Costa Rica, December 2023 — In the brief time I have studying and photographing tropical birds, this tanager has had three different names. It was the Scarlet-rumped Tanager when I started…then it was the Passerini’s Tanager on the Caribbean slope and the Charrie’s Tanger on the Pacific slope…at least in Costa Rica. The males have always been indistinguishable, but the females differ enough to raise some doubt. Then in 2018, they lumped the species again, and we are back to Scarlet-rumped Tanager wherever it might be seen. These Tangers are common throughout the lowlands and foothills of Central America, and are regular visitors to feeders, so they are no real challenge to see. Pretty birds though and worth a look. OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm IS zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.