Blue-black grassquit
| Blue-black grassquit | |
|---|---|
| Male at Manduri, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| Female at Manduri, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Volatinia Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Species: | V. jacarina
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| Binomial name | |
| Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Synonyms | |
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Tanagra jacarina Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) is a small Neotropical bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Volatinia. It is a common and widespread bird that breeds from southern Mexico through Central America, and South America as far as northern Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay, and in Trinidad and Tobago. A male was also observed in Graham County, Arizona, on July 15 and July 17, 2023.
This species is sexually dimorphic; the male is glossy blue with some white under the wing. The female is brown above and pale buff with darker streaks below.