Gray-and-gold Tanager

Gray-and-gold Tanager

Poecilostreptus palmeri

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

541 Verified sightings at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
583 In all 3 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Gray-and-gold Tanager

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 →

Sounds

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Ecuador · 2012

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1161881 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Flight call0:07

Ecuador · 2008

© Scott Olmstead · XC37022 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

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Ecuador · 2012

© Tayler Brooks · XC112236 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
2 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
3 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-and-gold Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-and-gold Tanager sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 541 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gray-and-gold Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

May

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-and-gold Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, April, June, August, October and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Gray-and-gold Tanager?

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.

Is Farallones de Cali National Natural Park the best place to see a Gray-and-gold Tanager?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Gray-and-gold Tanager sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Darién National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Chagres National Park (Panama, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Gray-and-gold Tanager live in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Gray-and-gold Tanager that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Flame-rumped Tanager (about 70%), Blue-gray Tanager (about 70%) and Green Honeycreeper (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Gray-and-gold Tanager sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gray-and-gold Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (541 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.

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