Birds of Costa Rica

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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).


Black-headed Saltator
Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps)
Chilamate de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.
The largest species of saltator.

Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator (Saltator grandis brevicaudus)
San Rafael de Alajuela, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, 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.


Streaked Saltator
Streaked Saltator (Saltator striatipectus perstriatus)
Minca, Magdalena, Colombia
  Sometimes has an orange or orange-tipped bill. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

An individual with an orange-tipped billed.

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