male; yellow throat, eyebrow stripe; black breast (Panama; 2008-05-24)


Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus

Native Range: Latin America

Notes: surprisingly, grassquits are now placed in the tanager family even though they are seed-eaters that generally resemble finches or sparrows; thus, they can and should be considered highly specialized tanagers.

dorsal view of male; olive-green back and tail (Panama; 2008-05-24)
nest is an oven-like structure (Panama; 2008-05-24)

adult pair; female is like a dull version of the male (Panama; 2008-05-24)
female; pale olive plumage; eyestripe (Dominican Republic; 2006-12-13)

male (Dominican Republic; 2006-12-13)
male playing peek-a-boo (Dominican Republic; 2006-12-13)

male posinf for a portrait (Dominican Republic; 2006-12-13)
male perched (Dominican Republic; 2006-12-13)

male; yellow throat and facial features (Dominican Republic; 2006-12-13)
female; pale olive plumage; eyestripe (Dominican Republic; 2006-12-13)