
Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola ssp. luteola)
A Bananaquit on a branch, singing. This photo was taken on a cloudy day in our dry season here in Trinidad and Tobago, a season where there is now regular rainfall...a true anecdotal lesson on climate change.
Below is a post in which this bird had an important part to play:
https://www.jungledragon.com/forum/27/wildlife_stories/899/the_triumph_of_the_bananaquit.html
The bananaquit is a species of passerine bird of uncertain relation. This small, active nectarivore is found in warmer parts of the Americas, and is generally common.
Similar species: Perching Birds
By Wesley Goorachan
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Uploaded May 6, 2021. Captured Jan 25, 2021 15:18.
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