Olivaceous Saltator
Saltator olivascens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSaltator (Typical Saltators)
- SpeciesSaltator olivascens (Olivaceous Saltator)
The olive-grey saltator (Saltator olivascens), also known as the Caribbean grey saltator, is a quiet, grey-colored passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae, native to Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, far northern Brazil, and Trinidad. It was formerly considered conspecific with the greyish saltator (Saltator coerulescens), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021. The olive-grey saltator includes the subspecies brewsteri and plumbeus. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Olivaceous Saltator sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp
Masked Cardinal
Paroaria nigrogenis
Bicolored Conebill
Conirostrum bicolor
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Olivaceous Saltator in Caroni Swamp?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Olivaceous Saltator sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Olivaceous Saltator in Caroni Swamp?
August has the highest sighting rate for Olivaceous Saltator in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.