Black-winged Saltator - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Pitter
Dapa, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, May, 2017

Saltator atripennis

Identification

20·5 cm (8 in)
Nominate male

• Black crown (sometimes grey), ear-coverts and malar area
• Broad white supercilium
• White patch between ear-coverts and neck

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• S. a. atripennis:

• Western and Central Andes of Colombia to extreme north-western Ecuador

• S. a. caniceps:

• Western slope of Eastern Andes of Colombia and western Ecuador

Habitat

Cloud forest and forest edges. Mature second growth.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet is believed to consist mostly of fruit. They are often seen in mixed species flocks, including Buff-throated Saltator

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations
4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-winged Saltator. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-winged_Saltator

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