Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 8,630
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) is a small Neotropical bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Volatinia. It is a common and widespread bird that breeds from southern Mexico through Central America, and South America as far as northern Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay, and in Trinidad and Tobago. A male was also observed in Graham County, Arizona, on July 15 and July 17, 2023. This species is sexually dimorphic; the male is glossy blue with some white under the wing. The female is brown above and pale buff with darker streaks below.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Blue-black grassquit”.