Saltator aurantiirostris
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The golden-billed saltator (Saltator aurantiirostris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. The golden-billed saltator was formally described in 1817 with its current binomial Saltator aurantiirostris. Some twentieth century authors treated it and the black-cowled saltator (S. nigriceps) as conspecific.
The golden-billed saltator has these six subspecies: The golden-billed saltator is 19 to 20.5 cm (7.5 to 8.1 in) long and weighs 33 to 55 g (1.2 to 1.9 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adults of the nominate subspecies S. a. aurantiirostris have a blackish forehead, a gray crown and nape, black lores, face, and ear coverts, and a white supercilium that extends around the rear of the ear coverts. Their upperparts and wings are gray and their tail is gray with thin white edges on... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-billed Saltator sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 184 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 10th most-seen of the 88 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-billed Saltator in La Paz on a given day, against about 30% in May and June, the lowest months. That is one of La Paz's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 10 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-billed 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 Golden-billed Saltator sightings, La Paz has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 30%) and Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 30%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Golden-billed Saltator that you can see in La Paz (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Peruvian Sierra-Finch (about 60%), Gray-bellied Flowerpiercer (about 50%) and Band-tailed Seedeater (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-billed Saltator is recorded against all the birds logged in La Paz (184 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.
