Palm tanager
T. p. melanoptera, Trinidad
T. p. melanoptera, Colombia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Thraupis
Species:
T. palmarum
Binomial name
Thraupis palmarum
(Wied, 1821)

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]

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.
  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric 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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