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Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)

Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) - Female
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) - Female
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) - Female
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)

About Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Old World Buntings

The blue-black grassquit is a small Neotropical bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Volatinia. It is a common and widespread bird that breeds from southern Mexico through Central America, and South America as far as northern Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay, and in Trinidad and Tobago. A male was also observed in Graham County, Arizona, on July 15 and July 17, 2023.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2006-11-24

    Zamora, Ecuador
    Image from 2006-11-24
  • 2006-12-19

    Puerto Quito, Ecuador
  • 2009-01-25

    Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave, Belize
    Pretty sure it was this one.
  • 2009-01-27

    Barton Creek, Belize
  • 2009-02-24

    Puerto Jiminez, Costa Rica
    Image from 2009-02-24
  • 2009-03-18

    Mogue, Panama
  • 2009-03-19

    Punta Patino, Panama
  • 2015-10-28

    Parque Nacional Soberania, Panama
  • 2015-10-30

    Parque Nacional Soberania, Panama
  • 2021-12-12

    Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina
  • 2023-02-10

    Coffee Farm, Colombia
  • 2023-02-11

    Coffee Farm, Colombia
  • 2023-02-12

    TInamou Birding Nature Reserve, Colombia
  • 2023-07-28

    Mindo - San Carlos, Ecuador
  • 2023-08-06

    Avila Viejo Community Reserve, Ecuador
  • 2024-10-11

    Minca, Colombia
  • 2024-10-13

    Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos, Colombia
    Image from 2024-10-13