Green-winged Saltator
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Green-winged Saltator

Saltator similis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Iguazú National Park
914 Verified records at Iguazú National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The green-winged saltator (Saltator similis) is a species of saltator in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and ranges into the southern cerrado and the pantanal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-winged Saltator sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 914 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park

Blue-gray Saltator
LC

Blue-gray Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator coerulescens

<5% · Rare
Black-throated Grosbeak
LC

Black-throated Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator fuliginosus

<5% · Rare
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

40–50% · Likely
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

30–40% · Possible
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

30–40% · Possible
Black-goggled Tanager
LC

Black-goggled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trichothraupis melanops

30–40% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

20–30% · Possible
Magpie Tanager
LC

Magpie Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cissopis leverianus

20–30% · Possible
Green-headed Tanager
LC

Green-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara seledon

20–30% · Possible
Chestnut-vented Conebill
LC

Chestnut-vented Conebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Conirostrum speciosum

20–30% · With luck
Swallow Tanager
LC

Swallow Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tersina viridis

10–20% · With luck
Guira Tanager
LC

Guira Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hemithraupis guira

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
3 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
4 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
5 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
6 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
7 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
8 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
9 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
10 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
11 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
13 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
14 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green-winged Saltator in Iguazú National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Green-winged Saltator sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 914 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green-winged Saltator in Iguazú National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Green-winged Saltator in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.

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