Vol. 71 (2026)

Thick-billed Saltator (Saltator maxillosus) in Argentina: distribution, habitat and natural history

Abstract

In Argentina, the Thick-billed Saltator is insufficiently known, with little information published in the bibliography and on digital platforms. We reviewed specialized literature, online databases and provided data from 20 years of field work. We discuss the distribution and aspects of natural history in the country. We found two skins in a museum from abroad, previously unknown in the formal bibliography. We provide records in 28 localities that would indicate a range limited to two districts of mixed forests in the east of the province of Misiones. The species inhabits secondary forest, capueras, jungle clearings, and regenerating sectors with patches of Yatevó. The vocalizations of the species are high-pitched and inaudible; contact voices predominate, and their singing would be restricted to the months of August, September, October, and part of November. The information presented here would help establish a specific conservation category of the Thick-billed Saltator in Argentina.

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Alejandro Bodrati, Facundo G. Di Sallo, Nestor Fariña (2026). Thick-billed Saltator (Saltator maxillosus) in Argentina: distribution, habitat and natural history. Nuestras Aves, Vol. 71 (2026). https://doi.org/10.56178/na.v71i.1168

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