Orinocan Saltator (Saltator orenocensis)

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Orinoco saltator
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Saltator
Species:
S. orenocensis
Binomial name
Saltator orenocensis

The Orinoco saltator or Orinocan saltator (Saltator orenocensis) is a species of saltator in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Venezuela in areas west, north, and upon the Orinoco River region and to the Caribbean coast; also border regions in adjacent northeast Colombia. It can also be found on the eastern shore of Lake Maracaibo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Saltator orenocensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22723885A132170092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723885A132170092.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Found in subtropical and tropical dry forests in northeastern Colombia and Venezuela. First encountered in La Guajira, Colombia in June 2023.

Synonyms

  • Pepitero del Orinoco
  • ORSA