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% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Rufous-browed Conebill
Conirostrum rufum
Glossy Flowerpiercer
Diglossa lafresnayii
Black Flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis
Plumbeous Sierra Finch
Geospizopsis unicolor
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Blue-backed Conebill
Conirostrum sitticolor
White-sided Flowerpiercer
Diglossa albilatera
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Hooded Mountain-Tanager
Buthraupis montana
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
📅 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 Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-black Grassquit in Chingaza National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Blue-black Grassquit in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.