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. The songs of this genus are repetitions of rich one- or two-syllable whistles Ramphocelus tanagers hunt at forest edges or in second growth, taking insects in flight or picking them from leaves