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[[Image:Black-faced_Grassquit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Kent <br />Location: U.S. Virgin Islands]] | [[Image:Black-faced_Grassquit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Kent <br />Location: U.S. Virgin Islands]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The male has a black head and breast, gray flanks and undertail coverts, and olive green upperparts; bill is black while the legs are reddish. The female has upperparts that are similar to the male, and is slightly lighter on the underside than the upperside. The size of this bird is about 11.5 cm (4.5 inches). Judging from photos, the bill color is variable among subspecies. | + | The male has a black head and breast, gray flanks and undertail coverts, and olive green upperparts; bill is black while the legs are reddish. The female has upperparts that are similar to the male, and is slightly lighter on the underside than the upperside. The size of this bird is about 11.5 cm (4.5 inches). Judging from photos, the bill color is variable among subspecies. |
| + | [[Image:Grasquit_Female.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Alan R<br/>Female Grassquit, Aruba, April 2007]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Revision as of 12:02, 4 September 2008
- Tiaris bicolor
Description
The male has a black head and breast, gray flanks and undertail coverts, and olive green upperparts; bill is black while the legs are reddish. The female has upperparts that are similar to the male, and is slightly lighter on the underside than the upperside. The size of this bird is about 11.5 cm (4.5 inches). Judging from photos, the bill color is variable among subspecies.
File:Grasquit Female.jpg
Photo by Alan R
Female Grassquit, Aruba, April 2007
Female Grassquit, Aruba, April 2007
Identification
Distribution
Bahamas throughout the Caribbean to northern Venezuela and large parts of Colombia. Accidental vagrant to southern Florida.
Taxonomy
Polytypic. Consists of eight subspecies.
Habitat
Black-faced Grassquit is found in areas with grass, and makes its nest in such an area. It will also live in gardens and forest edges, as long as seed-bearing grass is found nearby.
