Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps) [XC243071]
by Niels Krabbe from Loja: Bosque de Hanne, 2 km WSW Utuana, Ecuador (song)
Black-cowled Saltator (Saltator nigriceps) [XC243069]
by Niels Krabbe from Loja: 2 km E Cariamanga, Ecuador (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Affiliations of genus uncertain. Recent molecular-genetic analyses indicate that it does not belong with present family, and may be better placed with tanagers (Thraupidae). Sometimes treated as conspecific with Golden-billed Saltator (Saltator aurantiirostris), but appears to differ vocally. Closely allied also with Thick-billed Saltator (Saltator maxillosus).