- Saltator fuliginosus
Identification
22 cm (8¾ in)
- Red bill
Male
- Slate-blue crown and upperparts
- Black wing feathers, edged with slate-blue
- Black face, throat and breast
Distribution
South America: found in eastern Brazil, Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], sometimes considered a subspecies of Slate-colored Grosbeak[2].
Habitat
Humid forests and scrub, also secondary rainforest with bamboo.
Behaviour
Diet
Very little information is available about their diet, but it is likely to include seeds.
Breeding
The eggs are greenish-blue. The nests are commonly parasitised by Shiny Cowbird
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Black-throated Grosbeak. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Black-throated_Grosbeak
