| Blue-black grassquit | |
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| male at Manduri, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
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| female at Manduri, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.[2] A male was also observed in Graham County, Arizona on July 15 and July 17, 2023.[3]
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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Volatinia jacarina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22723396A132162576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723396A132162576.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Rising, James D. (2020). Del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David; De Juana, Eduardo (eds.). "Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)". www.hbw.com. doi:10.2173/bow.blbgra1.01. S2CID 216219470. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "Rare Bird Alert: July 21, 2023". 21 July 2023.