Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps(Lesson, RP, 1832)
English (US) Black-headed Saltator
The Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Saltator atriceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Saltator
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Saltator atriceps atriceps
- Saltator atriceps suffuscus
- Saltator atriceps flavicrissus
- Saltator atriceps peeti
- Saltator atriceps raptor
- Saltator atriceps lacertosus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tanagra (Saltator) atriceps
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
- Type locality
- Mexico ; restricted to Veracruz by Griscom, 1937, Auk, 54, p. 198.
- Original description
- Centurie zoologique, ou choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus (etc.) livr. 13-16 p.208 pl.69
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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