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 Serra da Canastra National Park
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Black-throated Grosbeak
Saltator fuliginosus
Blue-gray Saltator
Saltator coerulescens
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Plumbeous Seedeater
Sporophila plumbea
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
Emberizoides herbicola
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Cinnamon Tanager
Schistochlamys ruficapillus
📅 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 Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Buff-throated Saltator sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Buff-throated Saltator in Serra da Canastra National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Buff-throated Saltator in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.