Buff-throated Saltator vs Masked Saltator

Saltator maximus compared with Saltator cinctus

Key Differences

Buff-throated Saltator is Least Concern while Masked Saltator is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-throated Saltator	Masked 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 maximus	Saltator cinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

ดู: Genus: Saltator

Conservation Status

Buff-throated Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Masked Saltator

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-throated Saltator	Masked 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.

Masked Saltator

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.