Blue-gray Saltator
Saltator coerulescens
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSaltator (Typical Saltators)
- SpeciesSaltator coerulescens (Blue-gray Saltator)
About the Blue-gray Saltator
The bluish-grey saltator or Amazonian grey saltator (Saltator coerulescens) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae that is widespread in semi-open habitats in tropical and subtropical South America. Two of its former subspecies groups, grandis (of Mexico and Central America) and olivascens (of northern South America and Trinidad), are now recognized as separate species, the cinnamon-bellied saltator and the olive-grey (or Caribbean grey) saltator.
The bluish-grey saltator was formally described in 1817 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot under the binomial name Saltator coerulescens. Vieillot based his description on the "Habia de la Ceja Blanca" that Félix de Azara had described in 1802 in his book on birds in Paraguay and the Río de la Plata. The specific epithet coerulescens is derived from Latin and means "bluish".
Saltator coerulescens was formerly known as the greyish saltator and included two subspecies groups: grandis (including brevicaudus, hesperis, plumbiceps, vigorsii and yucatanensis) and olivascens (including brewsteri and plumbeus). In 2021, they were recognized as separate species, the cinnamon-bellied saltator (S. grandis... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Blue-gray Saltator in Cordillera Azul National Park
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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 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 11 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 15 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 16 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 17 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 18 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 19 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 20 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 21 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 22 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 23 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-gray Saltator in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-gray Saltator sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 223 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-gray Saltator in Cordillera Azul National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Blue-gray Saltator in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.