Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusVolatinia
- SpeciesVolatinia jacarina (Blue-black Grassquit)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at El Palmar National Park
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Brazilian Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Microspingus melanoleucus
Diademed Tanager
Stephanophorus diadematus
Great Pampa-Finch
Embernagra platensis
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Rauenia bonariensis
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Gray-throated Warbling-Finch
Microspingus cabanisi
Red-crested Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
📅 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 Blue-black Grassquit in El Palmar National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-black Grassquit in El Palmar National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Blue-black Grassquit in El Palmar National Park in our monthly data.