Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusCoereba (Bananaquits)
- SpeciesCoereba flaveola (Bananaquit)
The bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Before the development of molecular genetics in the 21st century, its relationship to other species was uncertain, and it was placed with the buntings and New World sparrows in the family Emberizidae, with New World warblers in the family Parulidae, or its own monotypic family, Coerebidae. This small, active nectarivore is found in warmer parts of the Americas and is generally common. Its name derives from its yellow color and the English word quit, which refers to small passerines of tropical America; cf. grassquit, orangequit. Wikipedia →
70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 2,258 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Tawny-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus delatrii
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
Sporophila nuttingi
📅 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 Bananaquit in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 74% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 2,258 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bananaquit in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Bananaquit in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.