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The Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) is a small bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It was previously classified in the bunting and American sparrow family, Emberizidae. It breeds from southern Mexico through Central America, and South America as far as northern Chile, Argentina and Paraguay, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It is the only member of the genus Volatinia. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Thraupidae
Genus:
Volatinia
Scientific:
Volatinia jacarina
Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.314
Protonym:
Tanagra jacarina
Avibase ID:
C50D59CFF9C409ED
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C50D59CF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563697
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Jacarini noir ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Jacarini noir ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Volatinia jacarina [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Volatinia jacarina [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Volatinia jacarina [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Blue-black Grassquit ( Volatinia jacarina) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Volatinia jacarina [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Volatinia jacarina [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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