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The Buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus) is a bird found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Brazil and Peru. Forests and gardens from Mexico to Brazil. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Buff-throated saltator lives

Forests and gardens from Mexico to Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs60%
• 🍎 Fruit30%
• 🌸 Nectar10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Buff-throated saltator

Recorded by AUDEVARD Aurélien (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1072179. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Buff-throated saltator

Where does the Buff-throated saltator live?

The Buff-throated saltator lives in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Brazil and Peru. Forests and gardens from Mexico to Brazil.

What does the Buff-throated saltator eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 30%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Buff-throated saltator endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

• Thick-billed Parrot
• Blue-headed Quail-Dove
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• Nihoa Finch
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• Millerbird

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.