NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Amazonian Grey Saltator
Saltator coerulescens Vieillot, 1817
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Greyish saltator
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Open encyclopedia reference
The bluish-grey saltator or Amazonian grey saltator (Saltator coerulescens) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae that is widespread in semi-open habitats in tropical and subtropical South America.
Two of its former subspecies groups, grandis (of Mexico and Central America) and olivascens (of northern South America and Trinidad), are now recognized as separate species, the cinnamon-bellied saltator and the olive-grey (or Caribbean grey) saltator.
Wikipedia contributors, Bluish-grey saltator; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:14:07.239582+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Saltator coerulescens Vieillot, 1817
- Name authority
- Vieillot, 1817
- Common name
- Amazonian Grey Saltator
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Saltator
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusSaltator Vieillot, 1816
- speciesSaltator coerulescens Vieillot, 1817
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Saltator. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lesser Antillean SaltatorSaltator albicollis Vieillot, 1817 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps (R. Lesson, 1832) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thick-billed SaltatorSaltator maxillosus Cabanis, 1851 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-throated GrosbeakSaltator fuliginosus (Daudin, 1800) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-cowled SaltatorSaltator nigriceps (Chapman, 1914) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus (Linnaeus, 1767) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562812 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6XFLG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.