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;[[:Category:Melopyrrha|Melopyrrha]] nigra | ;[[:Category:Melopyrrha|Melopyrrha]] nigra | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
'''Length''': 14-15 cm (5.5-5.75 in).<br> | '''Length''': 14-15 cm (5.5-5.75 in).<br> | ||
| − | '''Male''': black with white along edge of wing; thick curved bill. <br> | + | '''Male''': black with white along edge of wing; thick curved bill. At least on Cuba, the black is somewhat glossy.<br /> |
'''Female''': Cuban race is grayish-black, Cayman race is paler, more olive-gray. | '''Female''': Cuban race is grayish-black, Cayman race is paler, more olive-gray. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is the only [[West Indies |West Indian]] bullfinch species that does not belong to the genus ''Loxigilla''. | + | This is the only [[West Indies |West Indian]] bullfinch species that does not belong to the genus ''[[:Category:Loxigilla|Loxigilla]]'' -- upper mandible is much more curved. Sometimes placed in the genus ''Pyrrhulagra'' [[#References|[5]]]. |
| + | Subspecies ''taylori'' may be split as "Grand Cayman Bullfinch" leaving subspecies ''nigra'' as "Cuban Bullfinch" (strict sense). | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]: | ||
| + | *''M. n. nigra'': [[Cuba]] and Isle of Pines | ||
| + | *''M. n. taylori'': "'''Grand Cayman Bullfinch'''". [[Cayman Islands|Grand Cayman Island]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Found at all elevations, in woodlands, mangroves, brushy areas, and undergrowth in pine areas. | Found at all elevations, in woodlands, mangroves, brushy areas, and undergrowth in pine areas. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet includes seeds, fruit and insects. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Breeds March through August, usually until July. Both pair members construct a large spherical bulky mass with side entrance. Three to five eggs are whitish with a greenish cast, spotted with reddish brown and lilac concentrated at the larger end. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisations==== | ||
| + | Song is a thin melodious trill that ascends or descends in pitch. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/cubanbullfinch.html Arthur Grosset] | ||
| + | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=3010428 Birdforum thread] discussing the taxonomy of Cuban Bullfinch | ||
| + | #Ayón Güemes, X., E. Ruiz Rojas, and E. E. Iñigo-Elias (2013). Cuban Bullfinch (''Melopyrrha nigra''), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.cubbul1.01 | ||
| + | #Rising, J. & Kirwan, G.M. (2018). Cuban Bullfinch (''Pyrrhulagra nigra''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/62157 on 30 November 2018). | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Melopyrrha+nigra}} | {{GSearch|Melopyrrha+nigra}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Melopyrrha]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Melopyrrha]] | ||
Revision as of 14:08, 17 November 2023
- Melopyrrha nigra
Includes: Grand Cayman Bullfinch
Identification
Length: 14-15 cm (5.5-5.75 in).
Male: black with white along edge of wing; thick curved bill. At least on Cuba, the black is somewhat glossy.
Female: Cuban race is grayish-black, Cayman race is paler, more olive-gray.
Distribution
Only found in Cuba, where it is common and widespread, and Grand Cayman, where it is most abundant at South Sound Swamp, North Side and North Sound Estates.
Taxonomy
This is the only West Indian bullfinch species that does not belong to the genus Loxigilla -- upper mandible is much more curved. Sometimes placed in the genus Pyrrhulagra [5].
Subspecies taylori may be split as "Grand Cayman Bullfinch" leaving subspecies nigra as "Cuban Bullfinch" (strict sense).
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:
- M. n. nigra: Cuba and Isle of Pines
- M. n. taylori: "Grand Cayman Bullfinch". Grand Cayman Island
Habitat
Found at all elevations, in woodlands, mangroves, brushy areas, and undergrowth in pine areas.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds, fruit and insects.
Breeding
Breeds March through August, usually until July. Both pair members construct a large spherical bulky mass with side entrance. Three to five eggs are whitish with a greenish cast, spotted with reddish brown and lilac concentrated at the larger end.
Vocalisations
Song is a thin melodious trill that ascends or descends in pitch.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Cuban Bullfinch
- Ayón Güemes, X., E. Ruiz Rojas, and E. E. Iñigo-Elias (2013). Cuban Bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.cubbul1.01
- Rising, J. & Kirwan, G.M. (2018). Cuban Bullfinch (Pyrrhulagra nigra). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/62157 on 30 November 2018).
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cuban Bullfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cuban_Bullfinch
