Orangequit
Euneornis campestris
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusEuneornis
- SpeciesEuneornis campestris (Orangequit)
About the Orangequit
The orangequit (Euneornis campestris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is endemic to Jamaica. The orangequit was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla campestris. Linnaeus based his description on the "American Hedge-Sparrow" that George Edwards had described and illustrated in his 1750 work, A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, from a specimen collected in Jamaica. The species was moved to the genus Euneornis by the Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger in 1856. The genus name Euneornis combines the Ancient Greek eu meaning "good" with the genus Neornis introduced by Edward Blyth in 1845 and now a junior synonym of Cettia. The specific epithet campestris is Latin and means "of the fields".
The species' common name is derived from its orange throat and the English word quit, which refers to small passerines of tropical America; cf. grassquit, bananaquit. The orangequit is the only member of its genus and has no subspecies.
The orangequit is 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 13.2 to... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Orangequit in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Greater Antillean Bullfinch
Melopyrrha violacea
Yellow-shouldered Grassquit
Loxipasser anoxanthus
Black-faced Grassquit
Melanospiza bicolor
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Loggerhead Kingbird
Tyrannus caudifasciatus
White-chinned Thrush
Turdus aurantius
Jamaican Spindalis
Spindalis nigricephala
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Jamaican Oriole
Icterus leucopteryx
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Sad Flycatcher
Myiarchus barbirostris
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Orangequit in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Orangequit sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, based on 763 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Orangequit in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Orangequit in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in our monthly data.