Cuban grassquit
| Cuban grassquit | |
|---|---|
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| Male at Canberra Walk In Aviary, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tiaris |
| Species: | T. canorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiaris canorus (Gmelin, 1789) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phonipara canora | |
The Cuban grassquit (Tiaris canorus) is a small bird. It is recognized as a tanager closely related to Darwin's finches. It is found in Bahamas, Cuba, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Phonipara canora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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