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Buff-throated Saltator

Saltator maximus

Least ConcernInvertebratesShrublandCup nestSmall · 48 g
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus), photo 1
Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus), photo 2
Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus), photo 3
Photo: Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States · CC BY 2.0
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus), photo 4
Photo: rob Stoeltje from loenen, netherlands · CC BY 2.0
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus), photo 5
Photo: Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States · CC BY 2.0
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus), photo 6
Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus), photo 7
Photo: Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California · CC BY 2.0
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus), photo 8
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus), photo 9
Photo: (c) Daniel Pineda Vera, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus), photo 10
Photo: Kathy & sam from Beaverton OR, USA · CC BY 2.0

About the Buff-throated Saltator

The buff-throated saltator is a seed-eating bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It breeds from southeastern Mexico to western Ecuador and northeastern Brazil.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What the Buff-throated Saltator sounds like

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

Where the Buff-throated Saltator lives

Regular range
Costa Rica Colombia Ecuador Panama Brazil Peru Belize Guatemala Nicaragua Honduras Venezuela Mexico Bolivia French Guiana Suriname Guyana

When to see the Buff-throated Saltator

Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Cinnamon-bellied Saltator (Saltator grandis) Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisThe cinnamon-bellied saltator or northern grey saltator is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps) Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsThe black-headed saltator is a seed-eating bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Streaked Saltator (Saltator striatipectus) Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusThe streaked saltator is a species of saltator in the family Thraupidae.

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