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 →
70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 4,933 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Scrub Tanager
Stilpnia vitriolina
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus somptuosus
Golden-naped Tanager
Chalcothraupis ruficervix
Black-winged Saltator
Saltator atripennis
Saffron-crowned Tanager
Tangara xanthocephala
📅 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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 71% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 4,933 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Palm Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Palm Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.