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title: "Bontkeelsaltator"
description: "Saltator maximus — Vogels. The buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/buff-throated-saltator
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bontkeelsaltator

> Saltator maximus — Vogels. The buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies.

- Scientific name: *Saltator maximus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5331
- Wikidata: [Q918325](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918325)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9855](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9855)

## Names

- en: Buff-throated Saltator
- de: Buntkehlsaltator
- es: Saltador Garganta Ocre
- fr: Saltator des grands-bois
- nl: Bontkeelsaltator
- pt: Trinca-ferro
- pl: Ziarnołusk płowogardły

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1901), CO (634), PA (598), BR (590), EC (552), PE (134), MX (126), HN (96), NI (63), BO (46), BZ (42), GF (29)

## Summary

The buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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

## Photo

![Bontkeelsaltator](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/buff-throated-saltator/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris Wyse · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241414962

## Machine access

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