Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum

The palm tanager 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, Brazil Pipira-verde, and the "green jean" in American English.

Scientific name

Thraupis palmarum

Family

Tanagers and Allies

IUCN status

LC