NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The green-winged saltator (Saltator similis) is a species of saltator in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and ranges into the southern cerrado and the pantanal.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Green-winged saltator; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:49:15.638529+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Saltator similis d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
- Name authority
- d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
- Common name
- Green-winged 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 similis d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
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 |
| Amazonian Grey SaltatorSaltator coerulescens Vieillot, 1817 | 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=562820 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:6XFNJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.