Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusCoereba (Bananaquits)
- SpeciesCoereba flaveola (Bananaquit)
The bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Before the development of molecular genetics in the 21st century, its relationship to other species was uncertain, and it was placed with the buntings and New World sparrows in the family Emberizidae, with New World warblers in the family Parulidae, or its own monotypic family, Coerebidae. This small, active nectarivore is found in warmer parts of the Americas and is generally common. Its name derives from its yellow color and the English word quit, which refers to small passerines of tropical America; cf. grassquit, orangequit. Wikipedia →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 743 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Ruby-crowned Tanager
Tachyphonus coronatus
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Golden-chevroned Tanager
Thraupis ornata
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Black-goggled Tanager
Trichothraupis melanops
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Brassy-breasted Tanager
Tangara desmaresti
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
📅 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 Bananaquit in Itatiaia National Park?
About 52% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 743 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bananaquit in Itatiaia National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Bananaquit in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.