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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 328 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Glossy Flowerpiercer
Diglossa lafresnayii
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Plumbeous Sierra Finch
Geospizopsis unicolor
Hooded Mountain-Tanager
Buthraupis montana
Black Flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis
Blue-backed Conebill
Conirostrum sitticolor
Plain-colored Seedeater
Catamenia inornata
Páramo Seedeater
Catamenia homochroa
Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
📅 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 Los Nevados National Natural Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 328 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Palm Tanager in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Palm Tanager in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.