Palm Tanager

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Palm Tanager in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Palm Tanager in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

April has the highest sighting rate for Palm Tanager in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

Thraupis palmarum

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

5 Verified sightings at Ostional Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026

58,706 Verified sightings across all 66 parks From 2019 to 2026

April Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Palm Tanager

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 →

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sporophila morelleti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cyanerpes cyaneus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Volatinia jacarina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Eucometis penicillata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tiaris olivaceus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sporophila corvina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Campylorhynchus capistratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~70%
2	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%
3	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
4	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
5	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
6	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
7	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
8	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~50%
9	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~50%
10	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
11	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~50%
12	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~40%
13	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~40%
14	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
15	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
17	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
18	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
19	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
20	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
21	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~40%
22	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~40%
23	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
24	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
25	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
26	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
27	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~30%
28	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
29	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
30	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
32	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
33	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~30%
34	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
35	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
36	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
37	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
38	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
39	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
40	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
41	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
42	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
43	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
44	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
45	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
46	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
47	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
48	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
49	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
50	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
51	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
52	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
53	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
54	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
55	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
59	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
60	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
62	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
64	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
66	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Palm Tanager in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Tanager sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Palm Tanager in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

April has the highest sighting rate for Palm Tanager in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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Palm Tanager

About the Palm Tanager

Recent sightings of Palm Tanager in Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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