Palm tanager

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" and the "green jean".[4]

This article is about the widespread Central and South American species of tanager. It is not to be confused with the Hispaniola-endemic genus Phaenicophilus, the members of which are sometimes known as palm tanagers or palm-tanagers.

Palm tanager
Thraupis palmarum melanoptera, Trinidad

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Thraupis
Species:
T. palmarum
Binomial name
Thraupis palmarum
(Wied, 1821)

Description

Adult 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

It 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

Palm tanagers are social, restless but unwary birds which eat a wide variety of small fruit. They also regularly take some nectar and insects, including caterpillars. The song is fast and squeaky.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Thraupis palmarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Thraupis palmarum Wied-Neuwied, 1821". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. Hilty, Steven L., 1945- (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5. OCLC 51031554.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. 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.
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