Category Archives: Nature
1000. Curaçao’s Sugarthief

In English, “Bananaquit”. In Latin, “Coereba flaveola”, in Dutch “Suikerdiefje” (Sugarthief), in Papiamentu, the language from Curaçao, “Barika Hel” (Yellow Belly).
This bird has adjusted so remarkably to the human environment that is has become a well-known raider of sugar pots on coffee tables.
1000. Curaçao’s Sugarthief

In English, “Bananaquit”. In Latin, “Coereba flaveola”, in Dutch “Suikerdiefje” (Sugarthief), in Papiamentu, the language from Curaçao, “Barika Hel” (Yellow Belly).
This bird has adjusted so remarkably to the human environment that is has become a well-known raider of sugar pots on coffee tables.
