Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSaltator (Typical Saltators)
- SpeciesSaltator maximus (Buff-throated Saltator)
The buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Saltator sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 232 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Blue-gray Saltator
Saltator coerulescens
Slate-coloured Grosbeak
Saltator grossus
Olivaceous Saltator
Saltator olivascens
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buff-throated Saltator in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Saltator sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 232 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Buff-throated Saltator in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Buff-throated Saltator in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.