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+ | [[Image:Buff-throated_Saltator.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''maximus''''<br />Photo © by {{user|juninho|juninho}}<br />Manu National Park, [[Peru]], October 2005]] | ||
;[[:Category:Saltator|Saltator]] maximus | ;[[:Category:Saltator|Saltator]] maximus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 20·5–21 cm (8 in) | |
*Olive green above | *Olive green above | ||
*Grey below | *Grey below | ||
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*Black thick bill | *Black thick bill | ||
*Black legs<br /> | *Black legs<br /> | ||
+ | [[Image:Buff-throated Saltator2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''intermedius''<br />Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Bosque del Río Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, [[Costa Rica]], February 2015]] | ||
'''Juvenile''': duller | '''Juvenile''': duller | ||
*White-mottled blackish throat and breast | *White-mottled blackish throat and breast | ||
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'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]] | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
− | + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''S. m. gigantodes'': | *''S. m. gigantodes'': | ||
:*[[Caribbean]] slope of eastern [[Mexico]] (Veracruz to northern Oaxaca and Tabasco) | :*[[Caribbean]] slope of eastern [[Mexico]] (Veracruz to northern Oaxaca and Tabasco) | ||
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:*Eastern [[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], [[Guianas]], [[Brazil]], eastern [[Bolivia]] and [[Paraguay]] | :*Eastern [[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], [[Guianas]], [[Brazil]], eastern [[Bolivia]] and [[Paraguay]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Dense vegetation in lowland humid forest. Observed at heights of 1150m. | + | Dense vegetation in lowland humid forest and forest edges. Also visits bushy suburban gardens. Observed at heights of 1150m. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
− | The feed at low and mid levels, sometimes with mixed species flocks. The diet includes fruit, nectar, buds and insects. | + | The feed at low and mid levels, sometimes with mixed species flocks. The diet includes fruit, berries, nectar, buds and insects. |
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+ | Will eat bananas at bird tables. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
It builds a bulky cup nest. The clutch consists of 2 pale blue eggs. | It builds a bulky cup nest. The clutch consists of 2 pale blue eggs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Saltator+maximus}} | {{GSearch|Saltator+maximus}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Saltator]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Saltator]] |
Latest revision as of 14:00, 17 June 2022
- Saltator maximus
Identification
20·5–21 cm (8 in)
- Olive green above
- Grey below
- Buff lower belly
- Buff throat edged black
- Grey head
- White supercilium
- Green crown
- Black thick bill
- Black legs
Juvenile: duller
- White-mottled blackish throat and breast
- Brown marked below
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- S. m. gigantodes:
- S. m. magnoides:
- S. m. intermedius:
- South-western Costa Rica to western Panama (Canal Zone)
- S. m. iungens:
- S. m. maximus:
Habitat
Dense vegetation in lowland humid forest and forest edges. Also visits bushy suburban gardens. Observed at heights of 1150m.
Behaviour
Diet
The feed at low and mid levels, sometimes with mixed species flocks. The diet includes fruit, berries, nectar, buds and insects.
Will eat bananas at bird tables.
Breeding
It builds a bulky cup nest. The clutch consists of 2 pale blue eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-throated Saltator. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-throated_Saltator
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.