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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Grassquit sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Blue-backed Manakin
Chiroxiphia pareola
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Rufous-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius rutilus
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
📅 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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Grassquit sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-faced Grassquit in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Grassquit in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.