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Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
24 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.
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Sounds
- Recording by Justin Watts (XC737282). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
Blue BuntingCyanocompsa parellina
Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 3,049 |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,921 |
| Colombia | 639 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 606 |
| Peru | 588 |
| Panama | 517 |
| Minas Gerais | 502 |
| Costa Rica | 424 |
| Yucatan | 409 |
| Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima | 408 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Tanagers and Allies · Thraupidae |
| Genus | Volatinia |
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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 Blue-black Grassquit with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.