Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus

Brazilian name: Tempera-viola
Buff-throated Saltator, Camacã, Bahia, Brazil, March 2004 - click for larger image Serra Bonita, Camacã, Bahia, Brazil

The Buff-throated Saltator is distributed from Mexico, through Central America and into most of northern South America and the Amazonian Basin. There is a disjunct population in eastern Brazil.

It is found in secondary woodland and forest borders where it forages for fruit, flowers and nectar. It rarely eats insects.
Buff-throated Saltator, Camacã, Bahia, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image It is olive-green above with grey on the head and underparts. It has a white supercilium and a buffy throat bordered by black malar stripes. Some races, such as the ones in Central America, have a very different pattern on the throat with the buff being surrounded by a wide black margin.

There are recordings on xeno-canto, a distribution map from NatureServe and additional information available via Avibase.
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