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.[2][3] 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 pronn: "pūlmist"), Brazil Pipira-verde (Portuguese pron: "pəəpəərā-værd") and the "green jean" in American English.[4]
| Palm tanager | |
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| T. p. melanoptera, Trinidad | |
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| T. p. melanoptera, Colombia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Thraupis |
| Species: | T. palmarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Thraupis palmarum (Wied, 1821)
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Description
editAdult 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.
Range and habitat
editIt 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.
Behavior
editPalm tanagers are social, restless but unwary birds which eat a wide variety of small fruit. They also regularly take some nectar, flower petals and insects, including caterpillars.[5] The song is fast and squeaky.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Thraupis palmarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Thraupis palmarum Wied-Neuwied, 1821". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ Hilty, Steven L., 1945- (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5. OCLC 51031554.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ffrench, Richard. (1991). A guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago. O'Neill, John P., 1942-, Eckelberry, Don R. (2nd ed.). Ithaca, N.Y.: Comstock Pub. Associates. ISBN 0-8014-2567-0. OCLC 23016733.
- ^ Hilty, Steven (2020). "Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum), version 1.0". Birds of the World.
External links
edit- "Palm tanager media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Palm tanager photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Palm tanager Photos at Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
- BirdLife species factsheet for Thraupis palmarum
- Palm tanager species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
- Interactive range map of Thraupis palmarum at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Palm tanager on Xeno-canto.
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