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Tiaris bicolor
Adult black-faced grassquits are 10.2 cm long and weigh 10.5 g. They have a short conical black bill with an obvious curve to the culmen. The male is olive green above, paler grey-olive below, and has a black head and breast. Female and immature birds have dull olive-grey upperparts and head, and paler grey underparts becoming whiter on the belly.
Bonaire. This is a common bird in long grass or scrub in open or semi-open areas, including roadsides and rice fields.
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