Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusVolatinia
- SpeciesVolatinia jacarina (Blue-black Grassquit)
Closest Relatives at Masaya Volcano National Park
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Scrub Euphonia
Euphonia affinis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Blue-black Grassquit at Masaya Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there