Melopyrrha
Melopyrrha | |
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Cuban bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Melopyrrha Bonaparte, 1853 |
Type species | |
Melopyrrha nigra |
Melopyrrha is a genus of passerine birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is made up of one or two species, both endemic to the Caribbean:[1][2]
- M. nigra Linnaeus, 1758 - Cuban bullfinch
- M. nigra taylori Hartert, 1896- Grand Cayman bullfinch
References
- ↑ "Cuban Bullfinch - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Pyrrhulagra taylori (Grand Cayman Bullfinch)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
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