Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1821)

19 cmLength39 gWeight

The palm tanager (Thraupis palmarum) is a medium-sized passerine bird.

Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil

Where and when it's recorded

Palm Tanager has been recorded at 674 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 15 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica11,150 records
Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica7,446 records
Asa Wright Nature CenterTrinidad & Tobago6,598 records

More places

Canopy TowerPanama5,302 records
Galeria de Colibrí y Soda Cinchona - Mirador San FernandoCosta Rica4,022 records
Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica3,883 records
Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature ReserveColombia3,494 records
Selva Verde LodgeCosta Rica3,179 records
Wilson Botanical GardenCosta Rica2,906 records
WildSumaco LodgeEcuador2,451 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa Rica Colombia Brazil Ecuador Panama Trinidad & Tobago Peru Venezuela

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

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Palm Tanager?

The Palm Tanager is about 19 cm long and weighs around 39 g.

Where does the Palm Tanager live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Nicaragua to Paraguay and southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Colombia and Brazil.