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This charming little
bird is a Bananaquit (Coereba f. flaveola). Other subspecies
of Bananaquits occur on other Caribbean Islands and Central and
South America but the Jamaican subspecies is particularily beautiful.
It feeds on nectar from flowers, small berries, and insects (and
in this photographed instance, our breakfast strawberry jam!).
Bananaquits have a distinctive slurred note that is quite pleasing
to the ears. Widespread and common, the bananaquit is one of
the easiest birds to see in Jamaica because there are flowers
everywhere! |