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Buff-throated saltator

Saltator maximus

Description:

The buff-throated saltator is on average 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighs 42–52 g (1.5–1.8 oz). The adult has a slate-grey head with a white supercilium and a greenish crown. The upperparts are olive green, the underparts are grey becoming buff on the lower belly, and the throat is buff, edged with black. The thick convex bill and legs are black. Young birds are duller, and have a white-mottled blackish throat and breast, and brown markings on the lower underparts.

Habitat:

Tropical Rainforest. This is a species of dense vegetation. It breeds from southeastern Mexico to western Ecuador and northeastern Brazil.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus Buff-throated saltator


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Benno Ibold
Benno Ibold 8 years ago

Thank you for your help AshleyT.

Benno Ibold
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Benno Ibold

Spotted on Aug 1, 2015
Submitted on Aug 17, 2015

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