"grassquit" meaning in English

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          "taxonomic": "Tiaris bicolor",
          "word": "black-faced grassquit"
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          "taxonomic": "Volatinia jacarina",
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          "taxonomic": "Tiaris canorus",
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          "taxonomic": "Tiaris obscurus",
          "word": "dull-coloured grassquit"
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          "taxonomic": "Tiaris fuliginosa",
          "word": "sooty grassquit"
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          "taxonomic": "Tiaris olivaceus",
          "word": "yellow-faced grassquit"
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          "taxonomic": "Loxipasser anoxanthus",
          "word": "yellow-shouldered grassquit"
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