Greyish Saltator
A species of Typical Saltators, Also known as Bluish-gray Saltator, Blue-grey Saltator Scientific name : Saltator coerulescens Genus : Typical Saltators
Greyish Saltator, A species of Typical Saltators
Also known as:
Bluish-gray Saltator, Blue-grey Saltator
Botanical name: Saltator coerulescens
Genus: Typical Saltators
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Description General Info
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Description
On average, the greyish saltator is 20 cm long and weighs 52 g. The plumage depends on age and subspecies, but in general this bird has grey or greyish-olive upperparts, a white stripe over the eye, a narrow white throat, a grey breast and a buff or cinnamon belly. The common call is a long-drawn upward slur, ch'wheeet or ch'kweeee, sometimes with a more elaborate beginning, as hi'whee chu weeeeh. The song is a warble, usually fairly short, varying from nasal to mellow. 
Size
21 cm
Feeding Habits
Greyish Saltator mainly consumes plant matter, including fruits, flowers, nectar, buds, and tender leaves. It also eats slow-moving invertebrates like ants and beetles. Its feeding behaviors involve foraging for seeds and petals, showcasing a varied vegetarian diet with occasional invertebrate consumption.
Habitat
The greyish Saltator occupies a diverse array of habitats including dry tropical scrub, semideciduous tropical forests, and the forested areas of young river islands, particularly in Amazonia. Typically found at the edges of gallery and river-edge forests, greyish Saltator avoids deep forest interiors, preferring forest fringes and secondary growth. Adaptable to human disturbances, greyish Saltator is also present in agricultural landscapes like coffee, sugar cane, and corn plantations, as well as in gardens and urban parks. Geographically, greyish Saltator's elevation range typically extends up to 1,300 meters, but varies regionally from near sea level in some parts of South America to 1,600 meters in Colombia, 1,200 meters in Peru, 1,300 meters in Ecuador, and occasionally up to 1,500 meters in Bolivia.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
This species occurs in open woodland, plains and scrub, from Mexico through Central America into southern South America, south to Peru and the Paraná River region in northern Argentina.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Cardinals Genus
Typical Saltators Species
Greyish Saltator 
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