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Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tortuguero National Park
125 Verified records at Tortuguero National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 125 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

30–40% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

20–30% · Possible
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

10–20% · With luck
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

10–20% · With luck
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

10–20% · With luck
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
LC

Thick-billed Seed-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila funerea

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-winged Tanager

Yellow-winged Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis abbas

Insufficient data
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
LC

Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator grandis

<5% · Rare
Blue-black Grassquit
LC

Blue-black Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Volatinia jacarina

<5% · Rare
Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

<5% · Rare
Shining Honeycreeper
LC

Shining Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes lucidus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
80–90%
2 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
80–90%
3 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
80–90%
4 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
70–80%
5 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
70–80%
6 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
70–80%
7 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
60–70%
8 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
60–70%
9 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
11 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
12 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
50–60%
13 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
14 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
15 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
16 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
17 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
18 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
19 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
20 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
21 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
22 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
30–40%
23 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
30–40%
24 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
25 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
26 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
27 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
28 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
29 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
30 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
31 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
32 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
33 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
34 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
20–30%
35 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
36 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
37 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
38 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
39 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
40 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
41 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
42 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
43 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
44 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
45 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
10–20%
46 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
47 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
48 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
49 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
50 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
51 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
52 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
53 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
55 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
56 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
57 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
58 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
59 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
60 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
61 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
62 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
64 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
65 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
66 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
67 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
68 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
69 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
70 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
71 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
72 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
73 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
74 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
75 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
76 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bananaquit in Tortuguero National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 125 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bananaquit in Tortuguero National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Bananaquit in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.

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