- Saltator aurantiirostris
Identification
Length 21cm.
The bill varies in colour with the male having a mainly or entirely orange bill, the female having a black bill with some orange spots and the immatures having a mainly black bill. Dark brown upperparts, buffy-orange underparts.
Females are similar, although with less contrast in plumage. Conspicous white/buff eyebrow extends from directly above the eyeball over the ear and down to the chest. The throat is surrounded by a black band.
Distribution
Central South America east of the Andes. Found in: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species consisting of 6 subspecies[1]:
- S. a. iteratus:
- Andes of northern Peru (Cajamarca, Amazonas, La Libertad and Ancash)
- S. a. albociliaris:
- S. a. hellmayri:
- Andes of Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba to Potosí and northern Tarija)
- S. a. aurantiirostris:
- S. a. parkesi:
- S. a. nasica:
- West-central Argentina (La Rioja, Mendoza and western La Pampa)
Habitat
Dry montane scrub and woodland as well as chaco and espinilho woodland and gardens.
Behaviour
Hops on ground searching for food.
Diet
There is little information, but they appear to eat seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Bird Forum Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-billed Saltator. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-billed_Saltator
External Links
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