Bananaquit

Description:

The Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) is a small, energetic nectarivore that occurs naturally in the warmer parts of the Americas, where it is generally common. The Bananaquit is a small bird attaining an average length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in). Most subspecies of the Bananaquit have dark grey (almost black) upperparts, black crown and sides of the head, a prominent white eyestripe, grey throat, white vent, and yellow chest, belly and rump. The sexes are alike, but juveniles are duller and often have a partially yellow eyebrow. In the subspecies bahamensis and caboti from the Bahamas and Quintana Roo the throat and upper chest are white or very pale grey, while ferryi from La Tortuga Island has a white forehead. The subspecies laurae, lowii and melanornis from small islands off northern Venezuela are overall blackish, while the subspecies aterrima and atrata from Grenada and Saint Vincent have two plumage morphs, one "normal" and another blackish. The pink gape is usually very prominent in the subspecies from islands in the Caribbean Sea.

Habitat:

Garden area near shops at the head of the trail running down to the Baths, Virgin Gorda, BVI.