Saltator olivascens
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The olive-grey saltator (Saltator olivascens), also known as the Caribbean grey saltator, is a quiet, grey-colored passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae, native to Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, far northern Brazil, and Trinidad. It was formerly considered conspecific with the greyish saltator (Saltator coerulescens), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021. The olive-grey saltator includes the subspecies brewsteri and plumbeus.
Previously grouped with the bluish-grey Saltator (Saltator coerulescens) and cinnamon-bellied saltator (Saltator grandis) into one species, the greyish saltator, the olive-grey saltator (Saltator olivascens) was split in 2021 by the IOC on the basis of vocal and genetic differences, as well as the fact that the three occupy different ranges.
This species includes three subspecies, ssp. olivascens, plumbeus, and brewsteri. The olive-grey saltator has a thick, black bill that is slightly hooked at the end, with white supercilliaries (giving it a distinct white "eyebrow"), and a thin white crescent under its eye. Distinct black malar stripes frame either side of a white throat. Its underside is a light... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Olivaceous Saltator sighting in Maracaibo on a given day, based on 153 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 21st most-seen of the 89 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–May and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Olivaceous Saltator in Maracaibo on a given day, against about 10% in January, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olivaceous 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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Olivaceous Saltator sightings, Maracaibo ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Valencia (Venezuela, about 40%), Barranquilla (Colombia, about 40%) and Caracas (Venezuela, about 30%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Olivaceous Saltator that you can see in Maracaibo (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Blue-gray Tanager (about 70%), Bananaquit (about 40%) and Black-faced Grassquit (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olivaceous Saltator is recorded against all the birds logged in Maracaibo (153 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.
