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Thick-billed Saltator
Saltator maxillosus Cabanis, 1851
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 thick-billed saltator (Saltator maxillosus) is a species of saltator in the family Thraupidae. It is found in highland Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil, far northeastern Argentina (only Misiones Province), and perhaps far eastern Paraguay. Unlike most other saltators, it is sexually dichromatic: Females resemble a green-winged saltator, but with a thicker bill, greener face and buff throat. The male thick-billed saltator is unique with its long white eyebrow, grey back, and black and orange beak (amount of orange varies).
Wikipedia contributors, Thick-billed saltator; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:50:51.847808+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Saltator maxillosus Cabanis, 1851
- Name authority
- Cabanis, 1851
- Common name
- Thick-billed 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 maxillosus Cabanis, 1851
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 |
| Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps (R. Lesson, 1832) | 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=562815 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:79FLD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.