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 →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 250 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Plumbeous Seedeater
Sporophila plumbea
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
Emberizoides herbicola
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Cinnamon Tanager
Schistochlamys ruficapillus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
Sicalis citrina
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
📅 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 Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 250 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-black Grassquit in Serra da Canastra National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blue-black Grassquit in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.