Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and Allies :: Yellow-faced Grassquit

Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - Jan, 2005 © Nick Kontonicolas  east of La Romana, Dominican Republic - Jan, 2005 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Cayo Coco, Cuba - Feb, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  La Güira, Cuba - Feb, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Ebano Verde Reserve, Dominican Republic - Date unknown © Miguel A. Landestoy 
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Range

(1) Gulf slope from e. Mexico (San Luis Potosi and s. Tamaulipas s. through Yucatan Peninsula) along the Gulf-Caribbean slope of Guatemala, Belize, and both slopes from El Salvador and Honduras to Panama including Coiba Is., w. and c. Colombia, w. Venezuela, and n. Ecuador.
(2) E. Mexico (Cozumel Is. and Holbox Is.).
(3) Panama.
The West Indies, Greater Antilles;
(4) Cuba, Jamaica, and Cayman Is.
(5) Puerto Rico.
Introduced to Hawaiian Is. (Oahu);

Videos

Soplillar, Matanzas Province, Cuba - Mar 12, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is feeding.

Soplillar, Matanzas Province, Cuba - Mar 12, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is feeding.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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