Black-throated Grosbeak vs Buff-throated Saltator

Saltator fuliginosus compared with Saltator maximus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Grosbeak	Buff-throated Saltator
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)
Family same	Thraupidae	Thraupidae
Genus same	Saltator	Saltator
Species	Saltator fuliginosus	Saltator maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Grosbeak and Buff-throated Saltator share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Saltator.

Conservation Status

Black-throated Grosbeak

LC — Least Concern

Buff-throated Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Grosbeak	Buff-throated Saltator
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-throated Grosbeak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Buff-throated Saltator

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black-throated Grosbeak

The Black-throated Grosbeak (Saltator fuliginosus) is a species in the genus Saltator. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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