Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

Saltator grandis

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
GenusSaltator (Typical Saltators)
SpeciesSaltator grandis (Cinnamon-bellied Saltator)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Irazú Volcano National Park

1 Verified sightings at Irazú Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

7,200 Verified sightings across all 38 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

The cinnamon-bellied saltator (Saltator grandis) is a passerine bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found from Mexico to Panama. The cinnamon-bellied saltator has a complicated taxonomic history. It was formally described in 1830 with the binomial Tanagra grandis. By 1938 it had been reassigned to its present genus Saltator. In that year Carl Eduard Hellmayr merged what are now the cinnamon-bellied saltator and many other species and subspecies into S. coerulescens under the English name grey saltator. At the time the genus Saltator was in the subfamily Richmondeninae, the cardinals, within the very large family Fringillidae. By the late twentieth century the cardinals, with Saltator, had been split as the family Cardinalidae. In the mid-2010s taxonomic systems began to move Saltator to its present tanager family Thraupidae. And in the early 2020s systems began splitting S. coerulescens into the cinnamon-bellied, olive-grey (S. olivascens), and bluish-grey (S. coerulescens sensu stricto) saltators.

The cinnamon-bellied saltator has these six subspecies: The cinnamon-bellied saltator is 22 to 24 cm (8.7 to 9.4... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park

Diglossa plumbea

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Chlorophanes spiza

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Acanthidops bairdi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tiaris olivaceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Volatinia jacarina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tangara icterocephala

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Turdus nigrescens

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Zonotrichia capensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Chlorospingus pileatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Cardellina pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very 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	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~80%
2	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
3	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
4	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
5	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
6	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
7	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
8	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
9	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
10	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
11	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
12	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
13	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
14	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
15	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
17	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
18	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
19	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
20	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
28	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
35	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
36	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

About the Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

Recent sightings of Cinnamon-bellied Saltator in Irazú Volcano National Park

Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park

Slaty Flowerpiercer

Green Honeycreeper

Bananaquit

Peg-billed Finch

Blue-gray Tanager

Yellow-faced Grassquit

Blue-black Grassquit

Silver-throated Tanager

Sooty Thrush

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager

Wilson's Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found