How big is a Black-cowled Saltator?

The Black-cowled Saltator is a small sized bird weighing about 51 g.

Where can you see a Black-cowled Saltator?

The Black-cowled Saltator occurs in 2 countries, including Ecuador and Peru.

What does a Black-cowled Saltator sound like?

You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Black-cowled Saltator on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Black-cowled Saltator?

The Black-cowled Saltator is most easily confused with the Masked Saltator, the Thick-billed Saltator and the Orinoco Saltator.

Is the Black-cowled Saltator endangered?

The Black-cowled Saltator is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Black-cowled Saltator

Saltator nigriceps

Tanagers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps) is a rare tanager found in 2 countries, weighing about 51 g. The black-cowled saltator is a seed-eating passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebrateswoodland51 g

Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps), photo 1 — Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps), photo 2 — Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps), photo 3 — Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps), photo 4 — Photo: Martin Vallejos · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps), photo 5 — Photo: Martin Vallejos · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps), photo 6 — Photo: Martin Vallejos · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps), photo 7 — Photo: Tristan Jobin · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Ryan F. Mandelbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Martin Vallejos, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Black-cowled Saltator

The black-cowled saltator is a seed-eating passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in the southern border region of Ecuador and the northern border region of Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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What the Black-cowled Saltator sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Ecuador Peru

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Black-cowled Saltator look like?: The black-cowled saltator is a seed-eating passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.
How big is a Black-cowled Saltator?: The Black-cowled Saltator is a small sized bird weighing about 51 g.
Where can you see a Black-cowled Saltator?: The Black-cowled Saltator occurs in 2 countries, including Ecuador and Peru.
What does a Black-cowled Saltator sound like?: You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Black-cowled Saltator on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Black-cowled Saltator?: The Black-cowled Saltator is most easily confused with the Masked Saltator, the Thick-billed Saltator and the Orinoco Saltator.
Is the Black-cowled Saltator endangered?: The Black-cowled Saltator is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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