Typical Saltators
Saltator
Saltator is a genus of songbirds of the Americas. They are traditionally placed in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae) but now seem to be closer to tanagers (Thraupidae). Their English name is also saltator, except for two dark species known by the more general grosbeak.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
speciesSaltator grandis
Buff-throated Saltator
speciesSaltator maximus
Golden-billed Saltator
speciesSaltator aurantiirostris
Black-headed Saltator
speciesSaltator atriceps
Bluish-gray Saltator
speciesSaltator coerulescens
Streaked Saltator
speciesSaltator striatipectus
Green-winged Saltator
speciesSaltator similis
Olive-gray Saltator
speciesSaltator olivascens
Black-winged Saltator
speciesSaltator atripennis
Lesser Antillean Saltator
speciesSaltator albicollis
Black-throated Grosbeak
speciesSaltator fuliginosus
Slate-colored Grosbeak
speciesSaltator grossus
Thick-billed Saltator
speciesSaltator maxillosus
Orinocan Saltator
speciesSaltator orenocensis
Masked Saltator
speciesSaltator cinctus
Black-cowled Saltator
speciesSaltator nigriceps
Bluish-gray × Green-winged Saltator
hybridSaltator coerulescens × similis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 9845.