Saltator orenocensis
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The Orinoco saltator or Orinocan saltator (Saltator orenocensis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The Orinoco saltator was formally described in 1846 with its current binomial Saltator orenocensis.
The Orinoco saltator is 18.5 to 19 cm (7.3 to 7.5 in) long; six individuals weighed an average of 33.7 g (1.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mostly black face with a long white supercilium and a small white spot at the base of the bill. Their crown, nape, and upperparts are slate-gray. Their wings are mostly blackish with slate-gray edges on the coverts; their primaries are brownish with thin pale edges on the outer webs. Their tail is dull black. Their chin, throat, and breast are white, their belly and flanks buff, and their vent and undertail coverts are buffy brown. Subspecies S. o. rufescens is larger than the nominate with a black forehead and sides of the crown and dark buffy-clay underparts. Both subspecies... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orinocan Saltator sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 258th most-seen of the 285 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orinocan Saltator in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orinocan 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.
Only Tayrona National Natural Park, in our data
Tayrona National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orinocan Saltator sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Saltator
The closest relatives of the Orinocan Saltator that you can see in Tayrona National Natural Park (genus Saltator, Typical Saltators) are Olivaceous Saltator (about 30%) and Buff-throated Saltator (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orinocan Saltator is recorded against all the birds logged in Tayrona National Natural Park (6 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.
