Birds of Puerto Rico - Bananaquit

Bananaquit

Order: Passeriformes Family: Coerebidae or Genus Coereba Incertae sedis

The Bananaquit is a small passerine bird. It has a slender, curved bill, adapted to taking nectar from flowers and is the only member of the genus Coereba (Vieillot, 1809) and is normally placed within the family Coerebidae, although there is uncertainty whether that placement is correct (hence the assignment Genus: Coereba Incertae sedis).

  • Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola

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