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Blue-black Grassquit

Jacarini noir

Spanish: Semillero volatinero

Latin: Volatinia jacarina

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Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Blue-black Grassquit

B L	W W	W	Family	Latin Name
4.25" 10.8cm	7" 17.8cm	0.3oz 8.5g	Thraupidae	Volatinia jacarina

The Blue-black Grassquit is a native bird to southern Mexico, Central America and South America. The male has a very dark blue colored body with black colored wings, the female is brown colored, and is seen with a light brown breast. These sparrows-sized birds can be found in grassy terrains. It is a rare vagrant to Cuba.

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