• Synonyms Bahama Grassquit, Grassquit
  • Old latin name for bird Euetheia bicolor, Loxigilla bicolor, Fringilla bicolor, Tiaris bicolor

Black-faced Grassquitbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Jesse Fagan
    Bahamas
  • 2.
    Call, © Jesse Fagan
    Bahamas
  • 3.
    Song, © Ross Gallardy
    Colombia
  • 4.
    Song, © Daniel Lane
    Puerto Rico
  • 5.
    Calls, female, © Allen T. Chartier
    St Lucia
  • 6.
    Song, © Oscar Humberto Marín Gómez
    Colombia
  • 7.
    Song, © Oscar Humberto Marín Gómez
    Colombia
  • 8.
    Song, © Francisco contreras
    Venezuela
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black-faced Grassquit

  • Breeding region North America, South America
  • Breeding subregion West Indies and n SA

Black-faced Grassquit subspecies (8)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Melanospiza bicolor bicolorBahamas and islands off n Cuba-No
Melanospiza bicolor grandiorSan Andrés Arch. (e of Nicaragua)-No
Melanospiza bicolor huilaec Colombia-No
Melanospiza bicolor johnstoneiLa Blanquilla and Los Hermanos (off n Venezuela)-No
Melanospiza bicolor marchiiJamaica and Hispaniola-No
Melanospiza bicolor omissaPuerto Rico, Lesser Antilles, n Colombia and n Venezuela-No
Melanospiza bicolor sharpeiNetherlands Antilles-No
Melanospiza bicolor tortugensisLa Tortuga (off n Venezuela)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanmenjagrà caranegre
Chinese黑脸草雀
Chinese (Traditional)黑臉離草雀
Croatianmaslinastokrili sjemenar
CzechKnežík dvojbarvý, kubánka dvoubarvá
DanishJamaicafinke
DutchMaskergrondvink
FinnishKultakaulussirkkunen, mustanaamasirkkunen
FrenchChanteur de Cuba bicolore, Cici verdinère, Chanteur cici, Sporophile à face noire, Cici noir, Sporophile cici, Tiaris à face noire
GermanJamaikagimpelfink, Jamaikagimpeltangare, Schwarzgesichtchen, Jamaicafink, Schwartzgesichtchen
Hungarianfeketeképű kölespinty
ItalianErbero faccianera, Fringuello cantore faccianera
Japaneseニショクコメワリ
Latvianmelnā stērstiņa
Lithuanianjuodagalvis tiaris
Norwegianskifergresspurv
Norwegian NynorskSkifergrassporv
Polishziębołuszcz ciemnolicy, kubanik ciemnolicy
Portuguesepapa-capim-bicolor, sementeiro-de-faces-pretas
RussianЧернолицый вьюрок-тиарис, Чернолицый семилеро, Чернолицый тиарис
SerbianCrnoliki graskvit
Slovakostrovcan dvojfarebný, ostrovčan dvojfarebný
Spanishtordillo común, Semillero Pechinegro, Semillerito Bicolor, Juana Maruca, Tomeguín Prieto, Semillero Biocolor, Semillero bicolor, Gorrión Negro
Swedishsisitangara, Västindisk frösparv, skiffergräsfink
TurkishKara Yüzlü Tohumcul
Ukrainianпотрост чорноволий