blue-black grassquit
E764941
The blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) is a small, seed-eating Neotropical bird known for the male’s glossy dark plumage and distinctive jumping display during courtship.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| blue black grassquit | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
passerine ⓘ species ⓘ |
| authority | (Linnaeus, 1766) ⓘ |
| averageLength | about 10 cm ⓘ |
| billType | conical seed-eating bill ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | socially monogamous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2–3 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
blue-black grassquit
ⓘ
jacarini finch ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtshipDisplay |
jumping display
ⓘ
rapid vertical jumps from perch ⓘ |
| diet |
seeds
ⓘ
small insects ⓘ |
| eggColor | whitish with brown spots ⓘ |
| family | Thraupidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| femalePlumage | brownish ⓘ |
| foragingStratum |
ground
ⓘ
low vegetation ⓘ |
| genus | Volatinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural fields
ⓘ
disturbed areas ⓘ open grasslands ⓘ roadsides ⓘ savannas ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| malePlumage | glossy blue-black ⓘ |
| migration | mostly resident ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bolivia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Central America ⓘ Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ South America ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Argentina ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ |
| nestLocation | low shrubs or grasses ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| scientificName | Volatinia jacarina ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often found in small groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| urbanTolerance | tolerant of human-modified habitats ⓘ |
| vocalization | simple song ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
blue black grassquit