Thick-billed saltator
The thick-billed saltator (Saltator maxillosus) is a species of saltator in the family Thraupidae. It is found in highland Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil, far northeastern Argentina (only Misiones Province), and perhaps far eastern Paraguay.[1] Unlike most other saltators, it is sexually dichromatic: Females resemble a green-winged saltator, but with a thicker bill, greener face and buff throat. The male thick-billed saltator is unique with its long white eyebrow, grey back, and black and orange beak (amount of orange varies).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Saltator |
| Species: | S. maxillosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Saltator maxillosus Cabanis, 1851 | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Saltator maxillosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Thick-billed Saltator videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Thick-billed Saltator photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res; Article www.ib.usp.br–"Cardinalidae"
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