Photo: José Loaiza, Aves y Conservación / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Slate-colored Grosbeak
Saltator grossus
Slate-colored Grosbeak (Saltator grossus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Slate-colored Grosbeak (Saltator grossus) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 44.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Saltator
- Species grossus
Where it lives
Honduras to southwestern Ecuador and Amazonia
Quick facts
- Weight
- 44.2 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Slate-colored Grosbeak is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Slate-colored Grosbeak is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Slate-colored Grosbeak (Saltator grossus) is a member of the Thraupidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Honduras to sw Ecuador and Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 44.2 g, with a wing length of about 9.6 cm and a tail of around 8.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 6.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Slate-colored Grosbeak?
The Slate-colored Grosbeak is a small bird that weighs around 44.2 g.
Where does the Slate-colored Grosbeak live?
The Slate-colored Grosbeak is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Honduras to sw Ecuador and Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Slate-colored Grosbeak belong to?
The Slate-colored Grosbeak (Saltator grossus) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Slate-colored Grosbeak eat?
The Slate-colored Grosbeak is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Slate-colored Grosbeak migrate?
The Slate-colored Grosbeak is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Slate-colored Grosbeak endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Slate-colored Grosbeak make?
1 real field recording of the Slate-colored Grosbeak — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Slate-colored Grosbeak's range?
The Slate-colored Grosbeak has a mapped global range of about 6.2 million km².
Conservation
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