Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola

The Bananaquit is found throughout the West Indies, and the Caribbean mainland from Southern Mexico south to southern Brazil and northeast Argentina. Banaquits are honeycreepers and their bill is adapted to taking nectar from flowers. They also eat fruit juices and small insects.

Adult

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