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Saltator maxillosus

[edit] Identification

Length 20cm. Gray/olive upper parts with buff below; grayish breast. Strongly contrasting white supercillium. Base of bill is yellow, a key field mark.

[edit] Similar Species

Green-winged Saltator. Does not have the yellow bill base.

[edit] Distribution

Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.

[edit] Taxonomy

Several races (or even species) might be present.

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

[edit] Behaviour

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