Blue-black Grassquit

Blue-black Grassquit

Volatinia jacarina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
115 Verified records at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 115 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-black Grassquit in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 115 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-black Grassquit in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

July has the highest sighting rate for Blue-black Grassquit in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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