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Blue-black Grassquit
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Blue-black Grassquit

Volatinia jacarina
BirdNET IDBN13636
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations12,493
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

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.

Translated Descriptions (7)

fi wikipedia
Samettisirkkunen (Volatinia jacarina) on tangaroihin kuuluva lintulaji. Lajia tavataan Keski- ja Etelä-Amerikassa.
fr wikipedia
Le Jacarini noir (Volatinia jacarina) est une espèce de passereau de la famille des Thraupidae, seule représentante du genre Volatinia, native de l'écozone néotropique.
nl wikipedia
De jacarinagors (Volatinia jacarina) is een zangvogel uit de familie Thraupidae (tangaren).
pl wikipedia
Polniczka (Volatinia jacarina) – gatunek małego ptaka z podrodziny żałobników (Tachyphoninae) w rodzinie tanagrowatych (Thraupidae), zamieszkujący Amerykę Południową i Środkową oraz Meksyk. Nie jest zagrożony wyginięciem.
pt wikipedia
O tiziu (nome científico: Volatinia jacarina) é uma ave neotropical da família thraupidae que ocorre do sul do México até o Argentina/Brasil. Observada em todas as regiões do Brasil, sendo muito comum em áreas de vegetação antropomorfizada.
sv wikipedia
Jakarinitangara (Volatinia jacarina) är en fågel i familjen tangaror inom ordningen tättingar.
zh wikipedia
蓝黑草鹀（学名：Volatinia jacarina），是雀形目唐纳雀科的一种鸟类，属于单型的蓝黑草鹀属（学名：Volatinia）。 蓝黑草鹀体重约9.94克，翼长约47.8毫米，喙宽度约4.3毫米，喙厚度约5.6毫米，嘴峰长约10.4毫米，跗蹠长约16.8毫米，尾长约42.8毫米。 蓝黑草鹀是留鸟，栖息在城市公园等人工环境，它们是植食性动物，主要以植物的种子或坚果为食。

Common Names (39 locales)

bg Черна якарина
ca menjagrà blau
cs jakarini modročerný
cy Twinc gwair glasddu
da Jakarinifinke
de Jacarinitangare
en Blue-black Grassquit
es Semillero Volatinero
es_AR Volatinero
es_CL Negrillo
es_CR Semillerito Negro Azulado
es_EC Espiguero Negriazulado
es_ES Semillero volatinero
es_MX Semillero Brincador
es_PA Semillerito Negriazulado
es_PR Gorrión Negriazulado
fa چغک علفی آبیسیاه
fi samettisirkkunen
fr Jacarini noir
he טנגר וולטיניה כחול שחור
hr patuljasti sjemenar
hu jakariniai pinty
is Húmtittlingur
it Fringuello negrillo
ja シコンヒワ
nl Jacarinagors
no jakarinispurv
nv Tłʼoh binááʼ yildeełí łizhin dóó dootłʼizhígíí
pl polniczka
pt tiziu
pt_PT Tizui
ru Якарина
sk jakarína tmavá
sr Jakarina strnadica
sv jakarinitangara
tr Lacivert Tangara
uk Якарина
zh 蓝黑草鹀
zh-CN 蓝黑草鹀

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#10288
eBirdblbgra1
Macaulay Libraryblbgra1
Xeno-CantoVolatinia jacarina
observation.org#78956
GBIF2491741
NCBI135452
AvibaseVolatinia-jacarina
BirdLife22723396