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title: "Zwartkopsaltator"
description: "Saltator atriceps — Vogels. The black-headed saltator (Saltator atriceps) is a species of songbird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-headed-saltator
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zwartkopsaltator

> Saltator atriceps — Vogels. The black-headed saltator (Saltator atriceps) is a species of songbird  in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies.

- Scientific name: *Saltator atriceps*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3573
- Wikidata: [Q516831](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q516831)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9854](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9854)

## Names

- en: Black-headed Saltator
- de: Schwarzkappensaltator
- es: Saltador Cabeza Negra
- fr: Saltator à tête noire
- nl: Zwartkopsaltator
- pt: Bicudo-cabeça-preta
- pl: Ziarnołusk ciemnogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (2012), CR (328), HN (218), BZ (188), SV (182), GT (170), NI (107), PA (36)

## Summary

The black-headed saltator (Saltator atriceps) is a species of songbird  in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found from Mexico to Panama.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_saltator

## Photo

![Zwartkopsaltator](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-headed-saltator/medium.jpg)

Photo: Juan J. Morales-Trejo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175363160

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-headed-saltator?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).