Volatinia jacarina
Blue-black Grassquit
As recorded: Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Thraupidae
- Collected by
- O J Burnett
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Volatinia jacarina observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,722 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Urb San Martin, Pueblo Libre, Perú
(c) Ciclolibres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Varjão - Lago Norte, Brasília - DF, Brasil
(c) Wallace Carneiro Almeida, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-27
Duas Barras - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Muna Municipality, Yucatan, Mexico
(c) Luis Trinchan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Las Colonias, Santa Fe, Argentina
(c) Maria Jose Butkus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Bosque Santa Teresinha, Floriano - PI, 64800-000, Brasil
(c) J. Ribamar S. Amarante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Volatinia jacarina. BPBM 10012. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39656592. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/10012.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39656592 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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