Saltators are songbirds of the New World. They derived their name from the manner in which the leap or dance on the ground, thus the term saltator meaning to dance or leap. The they appear to be most closely related to tanagers. The different species are listed below:


Lesser Antillean Saltator Saltator albicollis
Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus
Greyish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps
Slate-coloured Grosbeak Saltator grossus
Black-throated Grosbeak Saltator fuliginosus
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis
Green-winged Saltator Saltator similis
Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis
Black-cowled Saltator Saltator nigriceps
Golden-billed Saltator Saltator aurantiirostris
Thick-billed Saltator Saltator maxillosus
Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus
Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis
Rufous-bellied Saltator "Saltator" rufiventris – does not belong in this genus (related to Delothraupis and Dubusia),[8] but remains here pending a solution to the problem.