Bananaquit look-alikes
Coereba flaveola
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Orangequit
Euneornis campestris
Key differences
Found only in Jamaica. Males are entirely dark blue-black with a bright orange throat patch. Females are duller. Bananaquits have yellow underparts and a white supercilium.
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Key differences
Smaller, with a conical bill. Males have a black face with a yellow supercilium and malar stripe, and olive-green upperparts. Females are duller. Lacks the Bananaquit's downcurved bill and bright yellow belly.
Black-faced Grassquit
Tiaris bicolor
Key differences
Smaller, with a conical bill. Males have a black head and breast, olive-green upperparts, and greyish underparts. Females are duller. Lacks the Bananaquit's yellow underparts and white supercilium.
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