Saltator fuliginosus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The black-throated grosbeak (Saltator fuliginosus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The black-throated grosbeak was formally described in 1800 with the binomial Loxia fuliginosa. For a time it and the slate-colored grosbeak (S. grossus) were placed in the genus Pitylus, and some authors treated them as conspecific. They are sister species and some authors consider them a superspecies.
The black-throated grosbeak is monotypic. The black-throated grosbeak is 20 cm (7.9 in) to 22 cm (8.7 in) long. The species is sexually dimorphic though the sexes are similar. Adult males are mostly deep slate-blue. Their lores, face, ear coverts, throat, and upper breast are black. Their wings are black with deep slate blue feather edges and their tail is uniformly black. Their underwing coverts are white. Adult females are overall duller than males with less blue in their upperparts and less of a contrast between the upper and lower breast. Both sexes have a dark brown iris, a bright coral-red bill, and dark gray legs and feet. Juveniles are duller and less blue than... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoobotanic Park of Brusque | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Grosbeak sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 218th most-seen of the 336 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Grosbeak in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated Grosbeak sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black-throated Grosbeak sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Saltator
The closest relatives of the Black-throated Grosbeak that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (genus Saltator, Typical Saltators) are Buff-throated Saltator (about 50%) and Green-winged Saltator (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Grosbeak is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (28 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.
