Grassquit
Grassquits are small, tropical birds currently placed in the tanager family Thraupidae, although they had earlier been thought to be of the family Emberizidae. They are common in the West Indies and in Central and South American countries around the Caribbean Sea.
Grassquits of genus Tiaris
- Cuban grassquit (Tiaris canorus)
- Sooty grassquit (Tiaris fuliginosus)
- Dull-coloured grassquit (Tiaris obscurus)
- Yellow-faced grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
- Black-faced grassquit (Tiaris bicolor)
Grassquits of other genera
- Yellow-shouldered grassquit (Loxipasser anoxanthus)
- Blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)
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