Green-winged saltator
The green-winged saltator (Saltator similis) is a species of saltator in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and ranges into the southern cerrado and the pantanal.
| Green-winged saltator | |
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| Individual with abnormal white (leucism) on its back | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Saltator |
| Species: | S. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Saltator similis D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Saltator similis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saltator similis. |
- Green-winged Saltator videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Photo-High Res; Article www.ib.usp.br–"Cardinalidae"
- Photo-Medium Res; Article stephenburch
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