Black-faced Grassquit

Black-faced Grassquit

Melanospiza bicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
235 Verified records at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-faced grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor) is a small bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in the West Indies except Cuba Colombia, Venezuela and islands off its coast, and on islands in the western Caribbean Sea. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Grassquit sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, based on 235 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park

Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

80–90% · Very likely
Orangequit
LC Endemic

Orangequit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euneornis campestris

80–90% · Very likely
Greater Antillean Bullfinch
LC Endemic

Greater Antillean Bullfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melopyrrha violacea

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-shouldered Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-shouldered Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Loxipasser anoxanthus

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

20–30% · Possible
Loggerhead Kingbird
LC Endemic

Loggerhead Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus caudifasciatus

90–100% · Very likely
White-chinned Thrush
LC Endemic

White-chinned Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus aurantius

80–90% · Very likely
Jamaican Spindalis
LC Endemic

Jamaican Spindalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spindalis nigricephala

80–90% · Very likely
American Redstart
LC

American Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga ruticilla

70–80% · Very likely
Jamaican Oriole
LC Endemic

Jamaican Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Icterus leucopteryx

70–80% · Very likely
Black-throated Blue Warbler
LC

Black-throated Blue Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga caerulescens

70–80% · Very likely
Sad Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Sad Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus barbirostris

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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
30–40%
2 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
3 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
4 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
6 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
7 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
8 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Grassquit in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Grassquit sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, based on 235 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-faced Grassquit in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Grassquit in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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