Thick-billed Saltator

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest. However, some people keep them in greenhouses so that they can eat the plants. Alaska is becoming a major destination for these birds.

The Thick-billed Saltator is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Thick-billed Saltators in August 1991 in Parana, Brazil. Foraging Items time Family Plant species Food eaten Sequences a (s) Bromeliaceae Vriesea carinata Fruit 7 2 65 Myrtaceae Eugenia sp. Fruit 6 2 93 Melastomataceae Tibouchina sellowiana Leaves 9 I 105 Solanaceae Solanum granulosoleprosum Leaves 4 I 55 Solanaceae Cyphomandra sp. Leaves 31 I 324 Rubiaceae Psychotria longipes Leaves 8 5 307 Compositae Piptocarpha angustifolia Leaves 67 4 1,660 Compositae Mikania sp. More

The Thick-Billed Saltator (Saltator maxillosus) is a species of cardinal in the Cardinalidae family. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest. However, some people keep them in greenhouses so that they can eat the plants. Alaska is becoming a major destination for these birds. More

(Saltator maxillosus) Thick-billed Saltator Add this Bird STATISTICS: Total Species on Checklist: 40 Species Reported: 9 RECENT SIGHTINGS IN THIS REGION: Rose-breasted Grosbeak Map | 05/12/2010 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Map | 05/06/2010 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Map | 05/05/2010 Indigo Bunting Map | 05/02/2010 Black-headed Grosbeak Map | 04/24/2010 More