Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSaltator (Typical Saltators)
- SpeciesSaltator maximus (Buff-throated Saltator)
The buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Saltator sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Slate-coloured Grosbeak
Saltator grossus
Blue-gray Saltator
Saltator coerulescens
Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Rufous-browed Conebill
Conirostrum rufum
Glossy Flowerpiercer
Diglossa lafresnayii
Black Flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis
Plumbeous Sierra Finch
Geospizopsis unicolor
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Blue-backed Conebill
Conirostrum sitticolor
White-sided Flowerpiercer
Diglossa albilatera
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buff-throated Saltator in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Saltator sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Buff-throated Saltator in Chingaza National Natural Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Buff-throated Saltator in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.