Black-faced Grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor)

Black-faced Grassquit, a reference photo — Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The black-faced grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor) is a small bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in the West Indies except Cuba Colombia, Venezuela and islands off its coast, and on islands in the western Caribbean Sea.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black-faced Grassquit being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Asemospiza fuliginosa
Asemospiza obscura

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Melanospiza
Species: Melanospiza bicolor

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