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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 330 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Green-and-gold Tanager
Tangara schrankii
Blue-and-black Tanager
Tangara vassorii
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Spotted Tanager
Ixothraupis punctata
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Hooded Mountain-Tanager
Buthraupis montana
📅 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 Podocarpus National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 330 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Palm Tanager in Podocarpus National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Palm Tanager in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.