Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusVolatinia
- SpeciesVolatinia jacarina (Blue-black Grassquit)
The blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) is a small Neotropical bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country, every mainland South American country, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in Grenada. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch
Sicalis columbiana
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Turquoise Tanager
Tangara mexicana
Red-capped Cardinal
Paroaria gularis
Yellow-bellied Dacnis
Dacnis flaviventer
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Opal-rumped Tanager
Tangara velia
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-black Grassquit in Anavilhanas National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-black Grassquit in Anavilhanas National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Blue-black Grassquit in Anavilhanas National Park in our monthly data.