Buff-throated Saltator

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Buff-throated Saltator in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Saltator sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 6,974 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Buff-throated Saltator in Arenal Volcano National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Buff-throated Saltator in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

Saltator maximus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
GenusSaltator (Typical Saltators)
SpeciesSaltator maximus (Buff-throated Saltator)

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

at Arenal Volcano National Park

6,974 Verified sightings at Arenal Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

33,833 Verified sightings across all 70 parks From 2019 to 2026

February Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Buff-throated Saltator

The buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

The buff-throated saltator was formally described in 1776 with the binomial Tanagra maxima. It has these five subspecies: S. m. gigantodes Cabanis, 1851 S. m. magnoides Lafresnaye, 1844 S. m. intermedius Lawrence, 1864 S. m. iungens Griscom, 1929

S. m. maximus (Müller, PLS, 1776) The buff-throated saltator is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long. Males weigh an average of about 46 g (1.6 oz) and females about 49 g (1.7 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies S. m. maximus have a mostly gray head with a greenish gray crown and a short white supercilium. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-green. Their chin and upper throat are white and their lower throat buffy with a black line on each side of the full length. Their breast, belly, and flanks are gray and their lower belly and undertail coverts buffy.

The other subspecies of the... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

Saltator atriceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Saltator grandis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Saltator grossus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ramphocelus passerinii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Thraupis palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chlorophanes spiza

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Stilpnia larvata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sporophila corvina

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tangara florida

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cyanerpes cyaneus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
2	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
4	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
5	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
8	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
9	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
10	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
11	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~30%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~30%
13	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
14	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
15	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
16	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
17	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
18	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
19	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
20	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
21	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
22	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
23	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
24	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
25	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
26	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
27	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
28	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
29	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
30	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
33	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
34	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
35	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
36	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
37	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
38	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
39	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
40	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
41	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
44	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
45	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
46	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
47	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
48	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
49	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
50	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
51	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
54	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
55	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
56	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
58	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
59	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
60	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
61	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
62	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
63	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
64	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
65	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
67	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
68	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
69	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
70	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Buff-throated Saltator in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Saltator sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 6,974 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Buff-throated Saltator in Arenal Volcano National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Buff-throated Saltator in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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Buff-throated Saltator

About the Buff-throated Saltator

Recent sightings of Buff-throated Saltator in Arenal Volcano National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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