Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Yellow-faced Grassquit
The Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Tiaris olivaceus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Tiaris olivaceus pusillus
- Tiaris olivaceus intermedius
- Tiaris olivaceus ravidus
- Tiaris olivaceus olivaceus
- Tiaris olivaceus bryanti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Emberiza olivacea
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Dominica [= Hispaniola] .
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.309
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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