Evidence found
1,167 records across 27 countries and territories, 1881–2026.
Melanospiza bicolor · GBIF taxon key 9426540
Where has the Black-faced Grassquit been recorded?
Melanospiza bicolor occurrence evidence comes from 1,167 records in 27 countries and territories, from 1881 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.
- 1,167 records
- 27 places
- 83 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: January.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18812026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Black-faced Grassquit has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Black-faced Grassquit. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 765 | |
| Venezuela | 97 | |
| Puerto Rico | 71 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 38 | |
| Dominica | 28 | |
| Bahamas | 24 | |
| Grenada | 16 | |
| Saint Lucia | 16 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 15 | |
| Guadeloupe | 11 | |
| United States | 11 | |
| Jamaica | 10 | |
| ZZ | 10 | |
| Dominican Republic | 9 | |
| Aruba | 7 | |
| Curaçao | 7 | |
| Haiti | 7 | |
| Anguilla | 5 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 5 | |
| Barbados | 4 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 | |
| Martinique | 2 | |
| Montserrat | 2 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 1 | |
| Bonaire | 1 | |
| DR Congo | 1 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 1 |
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Yellow-faced Grassquit
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.