The olive-grey saltator, also known as the Caribbean grey saltator, is a quiet, grey-colored passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae, native to Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, far northern Brazil, and Trinidad. It was formerly considered conspecific with the greyish saltator, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021. The olive-grey saltator includes the subspecies brewsteri and plumbeus.
Olive-grey saltator
An olive-grey saltator in Lorica, Córdoba, Colombia, foraging for berries.
Saltator is a genus of passerine birds in the tanager family Thraupidae that are found in Central and South America. They have thick bills, relatively long tails and strong legs and feet.
Before the introduction of molecular genetic methods in the 21st century these species were placed in the cardinal family Cardinalidae.
Saltator
Image: Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis (27324503289)
Image: Saltator similis
Image: Costa Rica DSCN5726 new (31129668435)