Yellow-faced grassquit

Yellow-faced grassquit
Male in Jamaica
Female in Jamaica
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Tiaris
Swainson, 1827
Species:
T. olivaceus
Binomial name
Tiaris olivaceus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Emberiza olivacea Linnaeus, 1766
  • Tiaris olivacea (lapsus)

The yellow-faced grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae and is the only member of the genus Tiaris. It is native to Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.