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| − | + | [[Image:Cuban_Bullfinch.jpg|thumb|530px|right|Photo by arthurgrosset<br />Location: Soplillar, Zapata Swamp, Cuba]] | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Length: 14-15 cm (5.5-5.75 in). Male: black with white along edge of wing; thick curved bill. Female: Cuban race is grayish-black, Cayman race is paler, more olive-gray. | ||
==Distribution== | ==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== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Found at all elevations, in woodlands, mangroves, brushy areas, and undergrowth in pine areas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Melopyrrha+nigra}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Incomplete]] |
Revision as of 20:50, 4 October 2007
- Melopyrrha nigra
Identification
Length: 14-15 cm (5.5-5.75 in). Male: black with white along edge of wing; thick curved bill. 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
Habitat
Found at all elevations, in woodlands, mangroves, brushy areas, and undergrowth in pine areas.
