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 →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 374 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Tawny-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus delatrii
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
📅 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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 374 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Palm Tanager in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
October has the highest sighting rate for Palm Tanager in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.