Black-headed Saltator

Black-headed Saltator

Saltator atriceps

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
19 Verified records at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-headed saltator (Saltator atriceps) is a species of songbird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found from Mexico to Panama. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Saltator sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
2 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
3 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
4 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
30–40%
5 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
6 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
20–30%
7 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
8 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
9 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
10 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
11 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
12 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
13 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
14 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
5–10%
16 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
17 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
18 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
21 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
24 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
26 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
28 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
29 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
30 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
31 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Saltator in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Saltator sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-headed Saltator in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Saltator in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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