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GREYISH SALTATOR Saltator coerulescens
Saltators are thickset, tanager-like birds with huge crunching bills. The Greyish Saltator is the most widespread member of the group in Paraguay and is the owner of a sweet singing voice. He is somewhat skulking in behaviour and though he is a frequent inhabitant of urban areas he is easy to overlook.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3583PH) Adult Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Roberta Derna undated).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1443PH) Adult ventral view, Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE1444PH) Adult singing, Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE1445PH) Adult ventral view, Zoologico Juan XXIII, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE1446PH) Adult dorsal view, Zoologico Juan XXIII, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE1447PH) Adult lateral view, Asunción Botanical Gardens, Departamento Central (Paul Smith July 2007).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE1448PH) Juvenile dorsal view, Sanctuario de Itacua, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE1449VI) Adult, Buffalo Bill´s, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith September 2010).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE2973VI) Adult and immature, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith August 2011).
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Saltator coerulescens
1 (FPAVE1450RE) Song recorded Isla Yacyreta, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith October 2009).
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