Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Saltator

Black-headed Saltator

Saltator atriceps

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Saltator atriceps atriceps

Caribbean slope of Mexico to Guatemala and eastern Costa Rica
Saltator atriceps flavicrissus

western Mexico (central Guerrero)
Saltator atriceps lacertosus

western Costa Rica and Panama (eastward to Canal Zone)
Saltator atriceps peeti

Pacific slope of southern Mexico (Chiapas and adjacent Oaxaca)
Saltator atriceps raptor

southeastern Mexico (Yucatán, Quintana Roo, and Campeche)
Saltator atriceps suffuscus

southeastern Mexico (Sierra de Tuxtla of southeastern Veracruz)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.