Black-faced Grassquit

Black-faced Grassquit

Melanospiza bicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Everglades National Park
8 Verified records at Everglades National Park
May 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Grassquit sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park

Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

Insufficient data
Cuban Grassquit
LC Endemic

Cuban Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phonipara canora

Insufficient data
Northern Mockingbird
LC

Northern Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus polyglottos

70–80% · Very likely
Northern Cardinal
LC Endemic

Northern Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardinalis cardinalis

60–70% · Likely
Palm Warbler
LC

Palm Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga palmarum

50–60% · Likely
American Crow
LC

American Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus brachyrhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Boat-tailed Grackle
LC Endemic

Boat-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus major

40–50% · Likely
Gray Catbird
LC

Gray Catbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dumetella carolinensis

40–50% · Likely
Common Grackle
NT

Common Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus quiscula

40–50% · Likely
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
LC Endemic

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polioptila caerulea

40–50% · Likely
Red-winged Blackbird
LC

Red-winged Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agelaius phoeniceus

40–50% · Likely
White-eyed Vireo
LC

White-eyed Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo griseus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
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
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 Everglades National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Grassquit sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-faced Grassquit in Everglades National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Grassquit in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.

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