Black-throated saltator | |
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In Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
Scientific classification (disputed) | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Saltator |
Species: | S. atricollis |
Binomial name | |
Saltator atricollis Vieillot, 1817 |
The black-throated saltator (Saltator atricollis) is a species of songbird. Traditionally placed in the Cardinalidae family, it probably belongs in the Thraupidae instead.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.