Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSaltator (Typical Saltators)
- SpeciesSaltator maximus (Buff-throated Saltator)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus
Slate-coloured Grosbeak
Saltator grossus
Black-winged Saltator
Saltator atripennis
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Crimson-breasted Finch
Rhodospingus cruentus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Yellow-tufted Dacnis
Dacnis egregia
Chestnut-throated Seedeater
Sporophila telasco
Collared Warbling-Finch
Poospiza hispaniolensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buff-throated Saltator in Machalilla National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Buff-throated Saltator sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 150 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Buff-throated Saltator in Machalilla National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Buff-throated Saltator in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.