Alternative name: Yellow-backed Grassquit
- Loxipasser anoxanthus
Identification
10·2–11·5 cm (4-4½ in)
- Large head
- Thick bill with rounded culmen
- Tail fairly short
Distribution
Hills and mountains of Jamaica.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Edges of a variety of forest and woodland types, montane, evergreen, gardens near woods.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds and fruit and, most likely, some insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-shouldered Grassquit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-shouldered_Grassquit
