Cardinals (Cardinalidae)
Greyish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens) - HBW 16, p. 417
French: Saltator gris
German: Grausaltator
Spanish: Pepitero Grisáceo
Other common names: Grey Saltator; Middle American Saltator (“grandis group”)
Taxonomy: Saltator coerulescens Vieillot, 1817, Paraguay.
Affiliations of genus uncertain; recent molecular-genetic analyses indicate that it does not belong with present family, and may be better placed with tanagers (Thraupidae). Taxonomy of present species somewhat confused: Middle American races (“grandis group”: vigorsii, plumbiceps, grandis, yucatanensis, hesperis, brevicaudus) possibly represent a separate species, and populations divided by Andes in N South America may perhaps be further differentiated. Further study warranted. Race yucatanensis intergrades with grandis in Bel.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Saltator coerulescens Vieillot, 1817, Paraguay.
Affiliations of genus uncertain; recent molecular-genetic analyses indicate that it does not belong with present family, and may be better placed with tanagers (Thraupidae). Taxonomy of present species somewhat confused: Middle American races (“grandis group”: vigorsii, plumbiceps, grandis, yucatanensis, hesperis, brevicaudus) possibly represent a separate species, and populations divided by Andes in N South America may perhaps be further differentiated. Further study warranted. Race yucatanensis intergrades with grandis in Belize. Proposed race richardsoni (described from Colima, in W Mexico) is a junior synonym of plumbiceps. Thirteen subspecies currently recognized.
Affiliations of genus uncertain; recent molecular-genetic analyses indicate that it does not belong with present family, and may be better placed with tanagers (Thraupidae). Taxonomy of present species somewhat confused: Middle American races (“grandis group”: vigorsii, plumbiceps, grandis, yucatanensis, hesperis, brevicaudus) possibly represent a separate species, and populations divided by Andes in N South America may perhaps be further differentiated. Further study warranted. Race yucatanensis intergrades with grandis in Belize. Proposed race richardsoni (described from Colima, in W Mexico) is a junior synonym of plumbiceps. Thirteen subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- vigorsii G. R. Gray, 1844 - W Mexico (S Sonora, Sinaloa, W Durango, Nayarit and N coastal Jalisco).
- plumbiceps S. F. Baird, 1867 - W Mexico from C coastal Jalisco S to W Oaxaca.
- grandis (W. Deppe, 1830) - E Mexico (from S Tamaulipas and E San Luis Potosí) S on Caribbean slope (except Yucatán) to N Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and W Panama.
- vigorsii G. R. Gray, 1844 - W Mexico (S Sonora, Sinaloa, W Durango, Nayarit and N coastal Jalisco).
- plumbiceps S. F. Baird, 1867 - W Mexico from C coastal Jalisco S to W Oaxaca.
- grandis (W. Deppe, 1830) - E Mexico (from S Tamaulipas and E San Luis Potosí) S on Caribbean slope (except Yucatán) to N Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and W Panama.
- yucatanensis Berlepsch, 1912 - Yucatán Peninsula (except extreme S Quintana Roo) and S Mexico (E Tabasco and NE Chiapas).
- hesperis Griscom, 1930 - Pacific slope from S Mexico (E Oaxaca and Chiapas) and C & S Guatemala S to W Nicaragua.
- brevicaudus van Rossem, 1931 - vicinity of Golfo de Nicoya, in Costa Rica.
- plumbeus Bonaparte, 1853 - Caribbean coast of Colombia from R Sinú E to lower Magdalena Valley.
- brewsteri Bangs & T. E. Penard, 1918 - NE Colombia (Norte de Santander and Arauca), Venezuela (except extreme SE) and Trinidad.
- olivascens Cabanis, 1848 - SE Venezuela (Mt Roraima, in SE Bolívar), the Guianas and adjacent extreme N Brazil.
- azarae d’Orbigny, 1839 - W Amazon Basin from E Colombia and W Brazil (E probably to R Negro region and, S of Amazon, to R Madeira) S to E Ecuador, E Peru and NE Bolivia (Bení).
- mutus P. L. Sclater, 1856 - N Brazil from lower R Solimões E on both banks of R Amazon to Amapá and Mexiana I, S to N Maranhão.
- superciliaris (Spix, 1825) - NE Brazil (S Piauí and N & W Bahia to N Minas Gerais).
- coerulescens Vieillot, 1817 - E Bolivia (Santa Cruz and Tarija), SW Brazil (Mato Grosso), N Argentina (except Misiones; S to La Rioja, Córdoba, Santa Fe and N Buenos Aires), Paraguay and W Uruguay.
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A bird on the ground, feeding on fresh leaves Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp coerulescens)
Josep del Hoyo 15 June 2001 5 years ago 37 sec 4.7 -
A bird on a branch, considering descending to a feeder but flying away. Locality Copalinga Lodge, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
Robert Schaefer 26 October 2008 4 years ago 16 sec 4.6 -
A bird perched and flying to a wire Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp coerulescens)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 4.6 -
A bird feeding on fruit at a feeder Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp azarae)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2005 7 years ago 18 sec 4.5 -
Bird on the bush Locality Puerto Piracuacito, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Martin Manassero 18 February 2012 1 year ago 28 sec 4.4 -
A bird feeding on banana peel, and rubbing its bill Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp azarae)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2005 7 years ago 33 sec 4.4
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Eating leaves
Locality Pre-Delta National Park, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina (ssp coerulescens)
Horacio Luna 9 July 2011 12 weeks ago 4.4 -
adult specimen
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp coerulescens)
Marco Valentini 16 August 2012 37 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird at a garden feeder
Locality Sanare, Lara State, Venezuela (ssp brewsteri)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 28 October 2009 42 weeks ago 4 -
A juvenile close to a bird feeder
Locality Humocaro Bajo, Lara State, Venezuela (ssp brewsteri)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 28 August 2009 42 weeks ago 4 -
Pepitero Gris
Locality Lamadrid, Tucumán Province, Argentina
Miguel Andina 3 October 2012 33 weeks ago 3.9 -
A bird on the ground
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 10 August 2010 1 year ago 3.9
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Male singing near Mutum River. Locality Barão de Melgaço, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 5 August 2004 44 weeks ago 4 -
Singing from a tree, at dusk Locality San José, San José Province, Costa Rica
(ssp grandis)
Joe Angseesing 23 March 2012 1 year ago 4 -
Song at dawn Locality Awala-Yalimapo, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 24 July 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Pepitero Gris Locality Lamadrid, Tucumán Province, Argentina
Miguel Andina 3 October 2012 33 weeks ago 3.5 -
Duet and solo Locality Estancia El Bagual, Formosa Province, Argentina
Nacho Areta 3 years ago 3
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