Buff-throated Saltator vs Thick-billed Saltator

Saltator maximus compared with Saltator maxillosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-throated Saltator	Thick-billed Saltator
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Thraupidae	Thraupidae
Genus same	Saltator	Saltator
Species	Saltator maximus	Saltator maxillosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-throated Saltator and Thick-billed Saltator share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Saltator.

Conservation Status

Buff-throated Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Thick-billed Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-throated Saltator	Thick-billed Saltator
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-throated Saltator

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Thick-billed Saltator

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Buff-throated Saltator

A large, handsome saltator of humid forest, forest edge, and secondary woodland from Mexico through Central America and south to Bolivia and Brazil, buff-throated saltators display green upper parts with a distinctive white supercilium, black malar stripe, and warm buff throat. They are common in forest margins and gardens, producing rich, melodious warbling songs. They forage on seeds, fruit, and buds, occasionally joining mixed-species flocks. One of the most frequently observed saltators across their broad neotropical range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway