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Black-throated Saltator - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Lcverissimo
Dourado, SP, Brazil, October 2014
Saltatricula atricollis

Saltator atricollis

Identification

20–20·5 cm (7¾-8 in)

  • Black forehead, face and throat
  • Orange bill
  • Brownish-grey upperparts
  • White underparts

Distribution

South America: found from the campos of eastern Bolivia to north-eastern Paraguay and interior north-eastern and central Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].
This species has been placed in genus Saltator in the past.

Habitat

Dry forests and savanna (Cerrado), generally between 500–1300 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of seeds and flower buds, with the addition of fruit and some invertebrates.

References

  1. 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/
  2. SACC proposal discussing the taxonomy of genus Saltator
  3. Neotropical Birds

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External Links

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