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
Nest Placement
Shrub
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
Greyish Saltator thrives in a variety of habitats such as dry tropical scrub, semideciduous forests, and river island forested areas within Amazonia. Favoring forest edges and secondary growth over deep interiors, the species adapts well to human-altered environments, including agricultural fields and urban green spaces. Its elevation range spans up to 1,300 meters across broader South America.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
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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