Black-throated saltator

The black-throated saltator (Saltator atricollis) is a species of songbird. Traditionally placed in the family Cardinalidae, it probably belongs in the Thraupidae instead.

Black-throated saltator
In Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
(disputed)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Saltator
Species:
S. atricollis
Binomial name
Saltator atricollis
Vieillot, 1817

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Saltator atricollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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