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Palm Tanager
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPalm Tanager
DutchPalmtangare
SpanishTángara palmera
Chinese棕榈裸鼻雀
Scientific nameThraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusThraupis

In Suriname

3,683Records in Suriname
64iNaturalist observations
1866First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne880
  • Para775
  • Sipaliwini707
  • Paramaribo628
  • Brokopondo393
  • Wanica58
  • Nickerie42
  • Saramacca37
  • Marowijne12
  • Coronie9

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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