Olivaceous saltator

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Olivaceous saltator
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.97056 1 - Saltator coerulescens olivascens Cabanis, 1849 - Emberizidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Preserved specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Saltator
Species:
S. olivascens
Binomial name
Saltator olivascens
Cabanis, 1849

The olivaceous saltator (Saltator olivascens) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the greyish saltator (Saltator coerulescens), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2] It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and Trinidad.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Saltator olivascens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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