The Buff-throated Saltator (*Saltator maximus*) is a large, robust, and handsomely marked seedeater found across a wide range of lowland and foothill habitats from southern Mexico through Central America and into South America as far as western Ecuador, Bolivia, and Brazil. It is a bird of considerable presence, with a stout, heavy bill — slightly hooked and well-suited to its varied diet of seeds, fruits, buds, and insects — and a bold, clean patterning that makes it one of the more easily recognized members of its genus. The upperparts are a rich olive-green, lending the bird a lush, forest-toned appearance, while the underparts are pale grayish-white, washed with olive along the flanks. The most distinctive facial feature is the broad, creamy-buff throat patch — the hallmark of the species — which is neatly bordered below by a black malar stripe and a black chest band that frames the pale throat like a bib, giving the bird a tidy, well-dressed look. A clean white supercilium runs prominently above the eye, contrasting sharply with the darker olive-gray crown and face. The Buff-throated Saltator inhabits forest edges, second growth, gardens, riparian thickets, and shrubby clearings, where it forages actively at low to mid levels and is often detected by its loud, rich, melodious song — a series of full, whistled phrases that carry well through the undergrowth and are a characteristic sound of Neotropical lowland habitats. The images above show off the species' signature features nicely — the warm buff throat patch framed by black, the bold white eyebrow, and that hefty bill all come together to make this a very distinctive and attractive bird.