Blue-gray Saltator
Saltator coerulescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSaltator (Typical Saltators)
- SpeciesSaltator coerulescens (Blue-gray Saltator)
The bluish-grey saltator or Amazonian grey saltator (Saltator coerulescens) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae that is widespread in semi-open habitats in tropical and subtropical South America. Two of its former subspecies groups, grandis (of Mexico and Central America) and olivascens (of northern South America and Trinidad), are now recognized as separate species, the cinnamon-bellied saltator and the olive-grey (or Caribbean grey) saltator. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-gray Saltator sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at El Palmar National Park
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Brazilian Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Microspingus melanoleucus
Diademed Tanager
Stephanophorus diadematus
Great Pampa-Finch
Embernagra platensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Rauenia bonariensis
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Gray-throated Warbling-Finch
Microspingus cabanisi
Red-crested Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 11 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 15 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 16 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 17 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 18 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 19 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 20 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 21 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 22 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 23 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-gray Saltator in El Palmar National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-gray Saltator sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-gray Saltator in El Palmar National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Blue-gray Saltator in El Palmar National Park in our monthly data.