Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusThraupis (Typical Tanagers)
- SpeciesThraupis palmarum (Palm Tanager)
The palm tanager (Thraupis palmarum) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from Nicaragua south to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. It also breeds on Trinidad and, since 1962, on Tobago. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is known by colloquial names such as the "palmiste," on American Spanish countries (Colombian pron: "pūlmist"), Brazil Pipira-verde (Portuguese pron: "pəəpəərā-værd"), and the "green jean" in American English. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Carara National Park, based on 603 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Palm Tanager in Carara National Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Carara National Park, based on 603 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Palm Tanager in Carara National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Palm Tanager in Carara National Park in our monthly data.