Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Saltator (7 species, 16 worldwide)

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



Black-winged Saltator
Black-winged Saltator (Saltator atripennis)
ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia
  A large saltator (tanager). 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

With nesting material.

Masked Saltator
Masked Saltator (Saltator cinctus)
  		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Rare and local. Note long sectioned tail.

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.


Black-cowled Saltator
Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps)
Abra Porculla, Peru   		   
Photograph by Jason Leifester   © 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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