Saltator maximus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The buff-throated saltator was formally described in 1776 with the binomial Tanagra maxima. The buff-throated saltator is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long. Males weigh an average of about 46 g (1.6 oz) and females about 49 g (1.7 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies S. m. maximus have a mostly gray head with a greenish gray crown and a short white supercilium. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-green. Their chin and upper throat are white and their lower throat buffy with a black line on each side of the full length. Their breast, belly, and flanks are gray and their lower belly and undertail coverts buffy.
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Saltator sighting in Goiânia on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 108th most-seen of the 174 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Saltator in Goiânia on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–November, the lowest months. Those are among Goiânia's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buff-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.
Among the best
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Buff-throated Saltator sightings, Goiânia ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Belém (Brazil, about 10%) and San José (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Buff-throated Saltator that you can see in Goiânia (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 60%), Bananaquit (about 50%) and Yellow-bellied Seedeater (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-throated Saltator is recorded against all the birds logged in Goiânia (31 verified sightings), 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.
