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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 421 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Scrub Tanager
Stilpnia vitriolina
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus somptuosus
Golden-naped Tanager
Chalcothraupis ruficervix
Black-winged Saltator
Saltator atripennis
📅 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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 421 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-black Grassquit in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Blue-black Grassquit in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.