Black-faced Grassquit
Melanospiza bicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusMelanospiza (Black Finches)
- SpeciesMelanospiza bicolor (Black-faced Grassquit)
The black-faced grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor) is a small bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in the West Indies except Cuba Colombia, Venezuela and islands off its coast, and on islands in the western Caribbean Sea. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Grassquit sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Henri Pittier National Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
Speckled Tanager
Ixothraupis guttata
Olivaceous Saltator
Saltator olivascens
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Grassquit in Henri Pittier National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Grassquit sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-faced Grassquit in Henri Pittier National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Grassquit in Henri Pittier National Park in our monthly data.