MALE & FEMALE BLACK-FACED GRASSQUITS, ROCKLANDS BIRD SANCTUARY (MONTEGO BAY), ROCKLANDS RD, WILTSHIRE, JAMAICA, 12/12/2024 - NEW SPECIES TO LIFE LIST

   The first photo shows a male Black-faced Grassquit and the next two photos show female Black-faced Grassquits.  We can ID these birds as Black-faced Grassquits as follows

• Both the male and female birds were identified as Black-faced Grassquits by the Merlin bird photo ID app.
• Male Black-faced Grassquit: Black head and neck; short,conical black bill; dull olive green back; dark iris; pink legs
• Female Black-faced Grassquit: dull olive green head, neck and back; grayish underparts; bill has dark upper mandible and pale lower mandible; pink legs

      The Black-faced Grassquit is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.