Grey-and-gold Tanager (Poecilostreptus palmeri)
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Grey-and-gold Tanager

Poecilostreptus palmeri (Hellmayr, 1909)

32 gWeight

Busiest months: February and November · Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Panama

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February and November · Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Panama

Grey-and-gold Tanager has been recorded at 47 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Rio Silanche Bird SanctuaryEcuador1,145 records
  2. RN San Cipriano-EscalereteColombia457 records
  3. Alto Anchicayá - El DescansoColombia435 records
More places
  1. La Delicia – Guayabillas roadEcuador313 records
  2. Rio SilancheEcuador313 records
  3. Milpe Bird SanctuaryEcuador230 records
  4. Via Antigua a BuenaventuraColombia228 records
  5. Reserva Rio CanandeEcuador172 records
  6. San Jorge de MilpeEcuador160 records
  7. El Pangán ProAves reserveColombia125 records

Countries and regions with the most records

EcuadorColombiaPanama

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Grey-and-gold Tanager?

The Grey-and-gold Tanager weighs around 32 g.

Where does the Grey-and-gold Tanager live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Panama to Ecuador. It is most often recorded in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama.

When is the best time to see the Grey-and-gold Tanager?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February and November (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Grey-and-gold Tanager eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Grey-and-gold Tanager in?

It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
32 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
82 mm
Tail
58 mm
Bill
15 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America, South America: Panama to Ecuador

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Poecilostreptus

Other birds in the genus Poecilostreptus

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Grey-and-gold Tanager

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