Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus) Science Article 1 abstract The relationship between army ants and birds in Neotropical forests has been studied carefully by Willis and others (see Willis and Oniki 1978, and included references). The birds that attend the ant swarms forage upon the invertebrates and small vertebrates that flee the ants (Willis and Oniki […]
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Greyish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Cardinalidae | [latin] Saltator coerulescens | [UK] Greyish Saltator | [FR] Saltator grisatre | [DE] Grausaltator | [ES] Saltador Ajicero | [NL] Grijze Saltator Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Physical charateristics The Greyish Saltator is 20 cm long and weighs 52 g. The plumage depends on age and subspecies, but in general […]
Slate Colored Grosbeak (Saltator grossus)
[order] Passeriformes | [family] Emberizidae | [latin] Saltator grossus | [UK] Slate-Colored Grosbeak | [FR] Saltator ardoise | [DE] Rotschnabelsaltator | [ES] Piquigordo de Garganta Blanca | [IT] Beccogrosso ardesia | [NL] Witkeelkardinaal Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Saltator grossus LA Nicaragua to Ecuador, Amazonia Saltator grossus grossus […]
Buff throated Saltator (Saltator maximus)
[order] Passeriformes | [family] Emberizidae | [latin] Saltator maximus | [UK] Buff-throated Saltator | [FR] Saltator des grands-bois | [DE] Buntkehlsaltator | [ES] Saltador de Garganta Canela | [IT] Beccoforte golachiara | [NL] Bontkeelsaltator Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Saltator maximus LA widespread Saltator maximus gigantodes Saltator maximus […]