Saltator atriceps
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The black-headed saltator (Saltator atriceps) is a species of songbird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found from Mexico to Panama. The black-headed saltator was formally described in 1832 with the binomial Tanagra (Saltator) atriceps.
The black-headed saltator has these six subspecies: The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies S. a. atriceps have a mostly black head with a thin supercilium to just past the eye; it begins gray and becomes white to the rear. Their face is gray below the eye and onto the cheek. Their back, scapulars, rump, uppertail coverts, wings, and tail are bright yellowish olive-green; it is brightest on the tail. The flight- and tail feathers have black shafts. The center of their throat and their upper breast are white surrounded by black. Their lower breast and belly are ash-gray... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 3 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 6 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Saltator sighting in Guatemala City on a given day, based on 1,338 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 220 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.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Saltator in Guatemala City on a given day, against about 20% in March, the lowest month. That is one of Guatemala City's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 5 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-headed 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.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Black-headed Saltator sightings, Guatemala City has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come San Salvador (El Salvador, about 30%) and Tegucigalpa (Honduras, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-headed Saltator is recorded against all the birds logged in Guatemala City (1,338 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.
