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Sooty Grassquit
Asemospiza fuliginosa (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1830)
10–11 cmLength13 gWeight
Busiest months: January and October · Most records: Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago, Colombia
Where and when it's recorded
Sooty Grassquit has been recorded at 87 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Guapimirim – Casa Tukani e entornoBrazil255 records
- Blanchisseuse RoadTrinidad & Tobago167 records
- Botucatu – Fazenda EdgárdiaBrazil166 records
More places
- Ubatuba – Fazenda AngelimBrazil119 records
- PN de Boa Nova – Mata do CharmeBrazil108 records
- RPPN Pedra D'AntasBrazil96 records
- RPPN Serra BonitaBrazil80 records
- Brasília – Pompílio Marques, Faz. GrotãoBrazil72 records
- Ubatuba – Ninho da CambacicaBrazil60 records
- Asa Wright Nature CenterTrinidad & Tobago48 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Sooty Grassquit?
The Sooty Grassquit is about 10–11 cm long and weighs around 13 g.
Where does the Sooty Grassquit live?
Its breeding range: South America: Venezuela and Trinidad to eastern Bolivia, northeastern, central Brazil and northeastern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago and Colombia.
When is the best time to see the Sooty Grassquit?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January and October (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Sooty Grassquit endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sooty Grassquit as Least Concern.
What does the Sooty Grassquit eat?
Main food: Seeds.
What family is the Sooty Grassquit in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 10–11 cm
- Weight
- 13 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Seeds
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 57 mm
- Tail
- 44 mm
- Bill
- 12 mm
- Tarsus
- 16 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: Venezuela and Trinidad to eastern Bolivia, northeastern, central Brazil and northeastern Argentina
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Asemospiza
Other birds in the genus Asemospiza
Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscura
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Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia rourei
Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterus
White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
Scarlet-throated TanagerCompsothraupis loricata
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