The bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Its name is derived from its yellow color and the English word quit, which refers to small passerines of tropical America; cf.

[2] The bananaquit was formally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Certhia flaveola.

[7] The genus name is of uncertain origin but may be from a Tupi name Güirá for a small black and yellow bird.

[11] Based on the results of molecular phylogenetic studies, the bananaquit is now placed in the tanager family Thraupidae and belongs with Darwin's finches to the subfamily Coerebinae.

In February 2010, the International Ornithological Congress listed bahamensis and bartholemica as proposed splits from C.

[27] It occurs in a wide range of open to semi-open habitats, including gardens and parks, but it is rare or absent in deserts, dense forests (e.g. large parts of the Amazon rainforest), and at altitudes above 2,000 m (6,600 ft).

[28] The bananaquit has a slender, curved bill, adapted to taking nectar from flowers, including mistletoes.

[31] The bananaquit builds a spherical lined nest with a side entrance hole, laying up to three eggs, which are incubated solely by the female.