Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusCoereba (Bananaquits)
- SpeciesCoereba flaveola (Bananaquit)
The bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Before the development of molecular genetics in the 21st century, its relationship to other species was uncertain, and it was placed with the buntings and New World sparrows in the family Emberizidae, with New World warblers in the family Parulidae, or its own monotypic family, Coerebidae. This small, active nectarivore is found in warmer parts of the Americas and is generally common. Its name derives from its yellow color and the English word quit, which refers to small passerines of tropical America; cf. grassquit, orangequit. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 309 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Olivaceous Saltator
Saltator olivascens
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Gray Seedeater
Sporophila intermedia
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
📅 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 Bananaquit in Tayrona National Natural Park?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 309 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bananaquit in Tayrona National Natural Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Bananaquit in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.