Birds of Bolivia

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Genus: Saltator (5 species, 16 worldwide)

Saltators (genus Saltator) are medium to large tanagers with short thick bills. They were once grouped with Grosbeaks (family Cardinalidae).


Golden-billed Saltator
Golden-billed Saltator (Saltator aurantiirostris albociliaris)
Ollantaytambo, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
With different shades of brown across large range. Immature has black bill with gold tip (HBW) but gold tip is difficult to see.
Additional photo.

Bluish-grey Saltator
Bluish-grey Saltator (Saltator coerulescens coerulescens)
Pousada Rio Claro, Pantanal, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Slate-colored Grosbeak
Slate-colored Grosbeak (Saltator grossus saturatus)
Rio Blanco, Guapiles, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Buff-throated Saltator
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus maximus)
Minca, Magdalena, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Green-winged Saltator
Green-winged Saltator (Saltator similis ochraceiventris)
Intervales, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.
Timid. Likes semi-open or secondary forest.

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