Poecilostreptus palmeri
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-and-gold Tanager sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and May–July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-and-gold Tanager in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and August–December, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Gray-and-gold Tanager sightings, Darién National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-and-gold Tanager that you can see in Darién National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Bananaquit (about 30%), Bay-headed Tanager (about 20%) and Blue Dacnis (about 20%), 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 Darién National Park (32 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.
