Poecilostreptus palmeri
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The grey-and-gold tanager (Poecilostreptus palmeri) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama (Serranía del Darién and western Andean slope of Colombia and Ecuador). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-and-gold Tanager sighting in Chagres National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 313th most-seen of the 372 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-and-gold Tanager in Chagres National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Chagres National Park's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-and-gold Tanager sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Gray-and-gold Tanager sightings, Chagres National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Darién National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-and-gold Tanager that you can see in Chagres National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Crimson-backed Tanager (about 70%), Blue-gray Tanager (about 70%) and Golden-hooded Tanager (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-and-gold Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Chagres National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
