Deep Forest Canopy
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Tanagers and Allies

Blue-black Grassquit

Volatinia jacarina

The blue-black grassquit is a small Neotropical bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country, every mainland South American country, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in Grenada.

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