List of Birds of Florida - Bananaquit

Bananaquit

Order: Passeriformes Family: Coerebidae (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). It is normally placed within the monotypic 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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