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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Jaragua National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Jaragua National Park
Greater Antillean Bullfinch
Melopyrrha violacea
Black-faced Grassquit
Melanospiza bicolor
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Stolid Flycatcher
Myiarchus stolidus
Black-crowned Palm-Tanager
Phaenicophilus palmarum
Palmchat
Dulus dominicus
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
📅 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 Jaragua National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Bananaquit sighting in Jaragua National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bananaquit in Jaragua National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Bananaquit in Jaragua National Park in our monthly data.