Saltator atripennis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The black-winged saltator (Saltator atripennis) is a species of songbird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The black-winged saltator was formally described in 1857 with its current binomial Saltator atripennis
The species' further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC and AviList treat it as monotypic. This article follows the two-subspecies species model. The black-winged saltator is about 20.5 cm (8.1 in) long and weighs 44 to 60 g (1.6 to 2.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mostly black head with a long and wide white supercilium and a small white patch at the rear of the ear coverts. Their upperparts are bright olive-green. Their wings and tail are mostly dull black with faint greenish edges on the tertials and often on the greater coverts. Their chin and throat are white, their breast dove-gray, their belly gray-white... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Saltator sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 856 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 65th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and December–January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Saltator in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in February and March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-winged 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 3 parks where we can rate Black-winged Saltator sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%) and Machalilla National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same genus: Saltator
The closest relatives of the Black-winged Saltator that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (genus Saltator, Typical Saltators) are Streaked Saltator (about 10%), Slate-coloured Grosbeak (about 10%) and Buff-throated Saltator (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-winged Saltator is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (856 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.
