Thick-billed Saltator (Saltator maxillosus)
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Thick-billed Saltator

Saltator maxillosus Cabanis, 1851

51 gWeight

The thick-billed saltator (Saltator maxillosus) is a species of saltator in the family Thraupidae.

Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Thick-billed Saltator has been recorded at 18 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. PN do Itatiaia – Agulhas Negras RoadBrazil399 records
  2. Curitiba – Parque TanguáBrazil155 records
  3. PP Caá YaríArgentina116 records
More places
  1. PN do Itatiaia – área geralBrazil93 records
  2. PN do Itatiaia – Trilha dos Três PicosBrazil21 records
  3. PN de Itatiaia – Hotel do YpêBrazil13 records
  4. PN do Itatiaia – Parte BaixaBrazil11 records
  5. PE Intervales – Pousadas e arredoresBrazil5 records
  6. Reserva Ecológica de GuapiaçuBrazil3 records
  7. Santuário do Caraça – apenas para listas históricasBrazil2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BrazilArgentina

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The thick-billed saltator (Saltator maxillosus) is a species of saltator in the family Thraupidae. It is found in highland Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil, far northeastern Argentina (only Misiones Province), and perhaps far eastern Paraguay. Unlike most other saltators, it is sexually dichromatic: Females resemble a green-winged saltator, but with a thicker bill, greener face and buff throat.

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Questions

How big is the Thick-billed Saltator?

The Thick-billed Saltator weighs around 51 g.

Where does the Thick-billed Saltator live?

Its breeding range: South America: northeastern Argentina and southern, southeastern Brazil. It is most often recorded in Brazil and Argentina.

When is the best time to see the Thick-billed Saltator?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Thick-billed Saltator endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Thick-billed Saltator as Least Concern.

What does the Thick-billed Saltator eat?

Main food: Land plants.

What family is the Thick-billed Saltator in?

It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
51 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Land plants
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
98 mm
Tail
106 mm
Bill
21 mm
Tarsus
22 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: northeastern Argentina and southern, southeastern Brazil

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Saltator

Other birds in the genus Saltator

Orinoco SaltatorOrinoco SaltatorSaltator orenocensisGreen-winged SaltatorGreen-winged SaltatorSaltator similisCinnamon-bellied SaltatorCinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisOlive-grey SaltatorOlive-grey SaltatorSaltator olivascensBluish-grey SaltatorBluish-grey SaltatorSaltator coerulescensStreaked SaltatorStreaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusLesser Antillean SaltatorLesser Antillean SaltatorSaltator albicollisBuff-throated SaltatorBuff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusBlack-winged SaltatorBlack-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisBlack-headed SaltatorBlack-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsBlack-cowled SaltatorBlack-cowled SaltatorSaltator nigricepsBlack-throated GrosbeakBlack-throated GrosbeakSaltator fuliginosus
Thick-billed Saltator

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