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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 73 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
Black-faced Grassquit
Melanospiza bicolor
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-black Grassquit in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 73 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-black Grassquit in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Blue-black Grassquit in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.