Olivaceous Saltator
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Olivaceous Saltator

Saltator olivascens

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

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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Olivaceous Saltator sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 297 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park

Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

20–30% · Possible
Streaked Saltator
LC

Streaked Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator striatipectus

<5% · Rare
Orinocan Saltator
LC

Orinocan Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator orenocensis

<5% · Rare
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

70–80% · Very likely
Crimson-backed Tanager
LC

Crimson-backed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus dimidiatus

50–60% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

40–50% · Likely
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

20–30% · Possible
Gray-headed Tanager
LC

Gray-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eucometis penicillata

20–30% · Possible
Gray Seedeater
LC

Gray Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila intermedia

20–30% · Possible
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

10–20% · With luck
Blue-black Grassquit
LC

Blue-black Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Volatinia jacarina

5–10% · With luck
Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
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 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
2 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
3 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
5–10%
4 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
5 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Olivaceous Saltator in Tayrona National Natural Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Olivaceous Saltator sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 297 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Olivaceous Saltator in Tayrona National Natural Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Olivaceous Saltator in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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