- Thick-billed Saltator
Taxobox
name = Thick-Billed Saltator
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Cardinalidae
genus = "Saltator "
species = "S. maxillosus"
binomial = "Saltator maxillosus"
binomial_authority = Cabanis, 1851
synonyms = The Thick-Billed Saltator ("Saltator maxillosus") is a species of cardinal in theCardinalidae family.It is found inBrazil ,Paraguay , andArgentina .Its natural
habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowlandforest s, subtropical or tropical moistmontane s, and heavily degraded former forest. However, some people keep them ingreenhouses so that they can eat the plants. Alaska is becoming a major destination for these birds.ource
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/19871/all Saltator maxillosus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=9653 Thick-billed Saltator videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=thick-billed+saltator&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Thick-billed Saltator photo gallery] VIREO
* [http://www.ib.usp.br/ceo/images/sal_maxi.jpgPhoto-High Res] ; [http://www.ib.usp.br/ceo/imag_sons/fvcard.htm Article] www.ib.usp.br–"Cardinalidae"
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