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The Black-faced Grassquit, ''Tiaris bicolor'', is a small Bird of the family Emberizidae , which also includes the Buntings . It breeds in the West Indies except Cuba , on Tobago but not Trinidad , and along the northern coasts of Colombia and Venezuela . This is a common bird in long grass or scrub in open or semi-open areas, including roadsides and Rice fields. It makes a domed grass nest, lined with finer grasses, and placed low in a bush or on a bank. The typical clutch is two or three whitish eggs blotched with reddish brown. Both sexes build the nest and feed the young. Adult Black-faced Grassquits are 10.2cm long and weigh 10.5g. 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. Males on the South America n mainland have more extensively black underparts, shading to a grey belly. The Black-faced Grassquit feeds mainly on seeds, especially of grasses and weeds. It is often found in small groups, but is solitary at evening roosts. The male has a display flight in which he flies for short distances, vibrating his wings and giving a buzzing ''dik-zeezeezee'' call. References
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