Species guide
Bananaquit: how to recognise it
A bird of North America and South America. Learn the marks that make it easy to identify, then practise with real photographs in Lore.
Practise with real photosAll species guides
Photo © subhashc · CC BY-NC · iNaturalist · all photo credits
- Scientific name
- Coereba flaveola
- Family
- Tanagers and Allies
- Size
- About 10–12 cm
- Habitat
- Gardens, forests and scrub
- Found in
- North America and South America
The key marks
Tiny, with a black head, a white eyebrow, a grey-black back, a yellow breast and a down-curved bill.
Voice
A high-pitched, buzzy trill.
Good to know
It often punctures the base of flowers to steal nectar without pollinating them.
Where and when
You can expect to find it in gardens, forests and scrub. Distribution changes with the seasons and from year to year, so check a recent local observation source before you go looking.