Saltatricula atricollis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The black-throated saltator (Saltatricula atricollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. The black-throated saltator was formally described in 1817 with the binomial Saltator atricollis. Most taxonomic systems had assigned it to its current genus Saltatricula by the 2020s. However, as of late 2025 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains it in Saltator.
All of the systems agree that the species is monotypic. The black-throated saltator is 20 to 20.5 cm (7.9 to 8.1 in) long; one male weighed 53.8 g (1.9 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a black face, chin, and throat and brownish gray ear coverts. Their forehead, crown, nape, upperparts, and wings are dark brown with lighter edges on the feathers. Their tail is dark brown with faint darker bars. Their breast is pale buffy gray that becomes a warmer buff on the belly, flanks, and vent. They have a chocolate-brown iris, a thick orange bill with a blackish culmen, and light brown legs and feet. Juveniles have buff edges on their throat feathers and a dark bill... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoo das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Saltator sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, based on 184 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 50th most-seen of the 271 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Saltator in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February–March, June, August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated Saltator sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Black-throated Saltator sightings, Chapada Diamantina National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Emas National Park (Brazil, about 70%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Black-throated Saltator that you can see in Chapada Diamantina National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Bananaquit (about 60%), Blue Dacnis (about 50%) and Red-cowled Cardinal (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Saltator is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada Diamantina National Park (184 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
