| WHAT...type of creature is the blue-black
grassquit? | WHERE...in England is the town of Paignton?
In July 2015, a blue-black
grassquit [Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus)] carcass in the early stages of decomposition was found, in which S.
Examples of avian species that were observed within anthropogenic habitats and either fed, roosted, or both within villages and farms include the smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani), common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), white-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris), Pacific hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus), lemon-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus icteronotus), swallow tanager (Tersina viridis), blue and white swallow (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca cyanoleuca), blue-black
grassquit (Volatinia jacarina), shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis aequatorialis), turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), black vulture (Coragyps atratus), cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), and a variety of members of the Tyrannidae family (flycatchers) and Troglodytidae (wrens).
The host species were the Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola), Antillean Elaenia (Elaenia martinica), Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis), Streaked Saltator (Saltator albicollis), Black-faced
Grassquit (Tiaris bicolor), and the Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloqaus).
Analyzing the sequence of DNA extracted from blood samples taken from 13 of 14 Darwin's finch species, the scientists found that the birds shared the same evolutionary source as that of the
grassquit, a dull-colored sparrow found widely in Central and South America.
The Blue-black
Grassquit Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766), popularly known in Brazil as "tiziu", is an inhabitant of open areas, and also common near cities (Marcondes-Machado, 1988).
flaveola) <40 40 (b) White-chinned thrush <40 40 (Turdus aurantius) (b) Jamaican elaenia <40 80 (Myiopagis cotta) (b) Common ground-dove <40 <40 (Columbina passerina) (b) Caribbean dove (Leptotila <40 <40 jamaicensis) (b) Black-faced
grassquit <40 <40 (Tiaris bicolor) (b) Jamaican vireo (Vireo <40 <40 modestus) (b) Manchester Parish Caribbean dove (Leptotila <40 <40 (site 1), Jamaica jamaicensis) (b) Manchester Parish Black-faced
grassquit <40 <40 (site 2), Jamaica (Tiaris bicolor) (b) Jamaican oriole (Icterus <40 160 leucopteryx) (b) White-eyed thrush <40 <40 (Turdus jamaicensis) (b) Orangequit (Euneornis <40 <40 campestris) (b) St.
Las especies mas frecuentes como mascotas fueron: Passerina cyanea (Indigo Bunting), Melopyrrha nigra (Cuban bullfinch), Tiaris olivaceus (Yellow-faced
Grassquit), Passerina ciris (Painted Bunting) y Amazona leucocephala (Cuban Amazon).
(2014) Plumage coverage is related to body condition and ectoparasitism in Blue-black
Grassquits. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 126, 581-584.