Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusThraupis (Typical Tanagers)
- SpeciesThraupis palmarum (Palm Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Spangle-cheeked Tanager
Tangara dowii
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Crimson-collared Tanager
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
📅 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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Palm Tanager sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 1931 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Palm Tanager in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Palm Tanager in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.