Thraupis palmarum
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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.
Adult palm tanagers are 19 cm (7.5 in) long and weigh 36 g (1.3 oz). They are grey to dull olive-green. The flight feathers are blackish, and the long tail is blackish edged with green. A yellow wingbar shows in flight. Sexes are similar, although females may be somewhat paler.
It occurs in semi-open areas including cultivation and gardens. The bulky cup nest is built in a tree, usually a palm, or under the eaves of a house, and the female incubates three, sometimes two, brown-blotched cream eggs for 14 days, with another 17 days to fledging.
Palm tanagers are social, restless but unwary birds which eat a wide variety of small fruit. They also regularly take some nectar, flower... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Natal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz Waterfall Gardens | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Mangal das Garças | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th most-seen of the 206 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager in Las Baulas Marine National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months. Those are among Las Baulas Marine National Park's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 480 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Palm Tanager sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
53rd of 59
Of the 59 parks where we can rate Palm Tanager sightings, Las Baulas Marine National Park ranks 53rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Tijuca National Park (Brazil, about 80%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 60%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 60%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Palm Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Las Baulas Marine National Park (44 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.
