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Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Niels Krabbe (XC250688). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
Puerto Rican SpindalisSpindalis portoricensis
Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 3,289 |
|---|---|
| Colombia | 2,030 |
| Costa Rica | 1,596 |
| United States | 1,094 |
| Sao Paulo | 1,003 |
| Antioquia | 859 |
| Puerto Rico | 781 |
| Peru | 604 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 594 |
| Ecuador | 539 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Nectar feederDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on nectar.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Tanagers and Allies · Thraupidae |
| Genus | Bananaquits · Coereba |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Bananaquit with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.