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Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.71 g to 10.1 g and live up to 6.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
Photo: Leon-bojarczuk - Flickr page · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bananaquit

Weight
9.71 g – 10.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8.6 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
3src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bananaquit live?

Not recorded

What is the bananaquit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Before the development of molecular genetics in the 21st century, its relationship to other species was uncertain, and it was placed with the buntings and New World sparrows in the family Emberizidae, with New World warblers in the family Parulidae, or its own monotypic family, Coerebidae. This small, active nectarivore is found in warmer parts of the Americas and is generally common.

Its name derives from its yellow color and the English word quit, which refers to small passerines of tropical America; cf. grassquit, orangequit.

From the Wikipedia article “Bananaquit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bananaquit&oldid=1380747839), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bananaquit endangered?

The bananaquit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the bananaquit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusCoereba
  7. SpeciesCoereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Coereba flaveola dominicana, Coereba trinitatis

Other names and names in other languages (59)
  • YellowbreastEnglish
  • coerebaCatalan
  • banakit americkýCzech
  • twinc bananasWelsh
  • BanansmutteDanish
  • ZuckervogelGerman
  • CerebedojEsperanto
  • banana tangaroEsperanto
  • MieleroSpanish
  • Cigüita ComúnSpanish
  • EspigueroSpanish
  • Mielero comúnSpanish
  • PinchitaSpanish
  • PlataneroSpanish
  • Reinita comúnSpanish
  • Reinita mieleraSpanish
  • Reinita-mieleraSpanish
  • Silga mieleraSpanish
  • Coereba flaveolaBasque
  • banaanikerttuliFinnish
  • Sucrier à ventre jauneFrench
  • Falle jaunegcf
  • Guyra karoevaGuarani
  • KitHaitian Creole
  • krivokljuna tangaraCroatian
  • sárgáscukormadárHungarian
  • BananeroItalian
  • Cereba giallaItalian
  • マミジロミツドリJapanese
  • 바나나퀴트Korean
  • bananinis parulidasLithuanian
  • banānķauķisLatvian
  • SuikerdiefjeDutch
  • banansmettNorwegian
  • Barica HelPapiamento
  • Bachi PretuPapiamento
  • Barica GeelPapiamento
  • Barika HelPapiamento
  • ChibichibiPapiamento
  • Pecho GeelPapiamento
  • CukrzykPolish
  • cukrzyk bananowyPolish
  • SibitePortuguese
  • bananeiroPortuguese
  • Caga-seboPortuguese
  • cambacicaPortuguese
  • Cambacica o mariquitaPortuguese
  • Chupa-MelPortuguese
  • SebinhoPortuguese
  • Банановый певунRussian
  • Банановая каребаRussian
  • nektárnik banánovýSlovak
  • BananakvitSerbian
  • banansmygSwedish
  • Bal TangarasıTurkish
  • Sarı şeker kuşuTurkish
  • церебаUkrainian
  • 蕉森鶯Chinese
  • 曲嘴森莺Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the bananaquit

Other species in the same genus Coereba.

CompareBananaquit vs Coereba guianensisBananaquit vs Coereba mexicana

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bananaquit?

An adult bananaquit weighs 9.71 g – 10.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bananaquit endangered?

The bananaquit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the bananaquit live?

The bananaquit has a recorded lifespan of 6.92 years.

What kind of animal is the bananaquit?

The bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bananaquit

MLA

“Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bananaquit.

BibTeX
@misc{bananaquit_2026,
  title = {Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bananaquit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}