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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

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