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 Tortuguero National Park, based on 283 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Slate-coloured Grosbeak
Saltator grossus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
📅 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 Tortuguero National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Saltator sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 283 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Buff-throated Saltator in Tortuguero National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Buff-throated Saltator in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.