Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies

Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola, is a passerine of the tanager family found across Middle America and South America, and also in the West Indies. It was described by Linnaeus in 1758. Its range is widespread in warmer parts of the Americas. The bird is known by a name that combines a reference to yellow with the word quit, used for small tropical American passerines.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies
Breeding range
Middle America, South America: widespread, also West Indies
Bananaquit
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