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 →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 179 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Black-headed Tanager
Stilpnia cyanoptera
Greater Flowerpiercer
Diglossa major
Speckled Tanager
Ixothraupis guttata
Red-shouldered Tanager
Tachyphonus phoenicius
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Yellow-bellied Tanager
Ixothraupis xanthogastra
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
📅 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 Canaima National Park?
About 54% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 179 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bananaquit in Canaima National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Bananaquit in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.