Black-faced Grassquit bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGrassquit, Bahama Grassquit
Old latin name for birdLoxigilla bicolor, Fringilla bicolor, Tiaris bicolor, Euetheia bicolor
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyTanagers & Allies / Thraupidae
GenusMelanospiza
Breeding regionNorth America, South America
Breeding subregionWest Indies and n SA

Black-faced Grassquit bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Ross Gallardy
    Colombia
  • 2.
    Call, © Jesse Fagan
    Bahamas
  • 3.
    Song, © Jesse Fagan
    Bahamas
  • 4.
    Call, © Paul Driver
    Bahamas
  • 5.
    Song, © Oscar Humberto Marín Gómez
    Colombia
  • 6.
    Song, © Oscar Humberto Marín Gómez
    Colombia
  • 7.
    Song, © Daniel Lane
    Puerto Rico
  • 8.
    Song, © Paul Driver
    Bahamas
  • 9.
    Calls, female, © Allen T. Chartier
    St Lucia
  • 10.
    Song, © Jesse Fagan
    Bahamas
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Black-faced Grassquit

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

Translation

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