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Blue-black Grassquit
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Blue-black Grassquit

Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlue-black Grassquit
DutchJacarinagors
SpanishSemillero brincador
Chinese蓝黑草鹀
Sranan Tongosrio
Scientific nameVolatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusVolatinia

In Suriname

1,621Records in Suriname
31iNaturalist observations
1846First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo549
  • Commewijne279
  • Sipaliwini259
  • Para240
  • Brokopondo69
  • Wanica52
  • Nickerie50
  • Coronie14
  • Saramacca8
  • Marowijne4

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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