The rufous-winged tanager (Tangara lavinia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

The rufous-winged tanager was first described as Castille lavinia by John Cassin in 1858, on the basis of a specimen collected by W.S.

[2] Rufous-winged tanager is the official common name designated by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC).

[5] There are three recognized subspecies of the saffron-crowned tanager, which differ in the extent of blue on their undersides.