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Blue-black grassquit

Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.6 g to 9.94 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)
Photo: Dario Sanches · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-black grassquit

Weight
9.6 g – 9.94 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
9.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.25src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)
Dario Sanches · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the blue-black grassquit live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-black grassquit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) is a small Neotropical bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country, every mainland South American country, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in Grenada.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-black grassquit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-black_grassquit&oldid=1373161462), 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 blue-black grassquit endangered?

The blue-black grassquit 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. What the categories mean.

How is the blue-black grassquit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusVolatinia
  7. SpeciesVolatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766)
Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • sit blau i negreCatalan
  • jakarini modročernýCzech
  • twinc gwair glasdduWelsh
  • JakarinifinkeDanish
  • JacariniammerGerman
  • Jacarini-AmmerGerman
  • JacarinitangareGerman
  • bluenigra tangaroEsperanto
  • midemilpasSpanish
  • Espiguero saltarínSpanish
  • gallito negroSpanish
  • NegrilloSpanish
  • semillerito negriazuladoSpanish
  • Semillerito Negro AzuladoSpanish
  • Semillero brincadorSpanish
  • Semillero volatineroSpanish
  • VolatineroSpanish
  • samettisirkkunenFinnish
  • Jacarini noirFrench
  • patuljasti sjemenarCroatian
  • jakariniai pintyHungarian
  • Erbero nerobluItalian
  • Fringuello negrilloItalian
  • シコンヒワJapanese
  • jakarinaLithuanian
  • JacarinagorsDutch
  • JacarinagrasgorsDutch
  • jakarinispurvNorwegian
  • Mòfi Bachi BlouPapiamento
  • polniczkaPolish
  • tiziuPortuguese
  • sementeiro-preto-e-azulPortuguese
  • ЯкаринаRussian
  • Черноспинная овсянкаRussian
  • jakarína tmaváSlovak
  • Jakarina strnadicaSerbian
  • srioSranan Tongo
  • JakarinifinkSwedish
  • jakarinitangaraSwedish
  • Lacivert TangaraTurkish
  • 蓝黑草鹀Chinese
  • 藍黑草鵐Chinese

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Relatives of the blue-black grassquit

Other species in the same family Thraupidae.

LC, Least Concern
Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)

Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

Thraupidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-black grassquit?

An adult blue-black grassquit weighs 9.6 g – 9.94 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-black grassquit endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the blue-black grassquit?

The blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-black-grassquit

MLA

“Blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-black-grassquit.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_black_grassquit_2026,
  title = {Blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-black-grassquit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}