Loxigilla
Loxigilla is the genus of Antillean bullfinches, birds in the family Thraupidae. Recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family.
| Loxigilla | |
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| Barbados bullfinch (Loxigilla barbadensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Loxigilla Lesson, 1831 |
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It contains the following species:
- Puerto Rican bullfinch, Loxigilla portoricensis
- Saint Kitts bullfinch, Loxigilla portoricensis grandis – extinct (1930)
- Greater Antillean bullfinch, Loxigilla violacea
- Lesser Antillean bullfinch, Loxigilla noctis
- Barbados bullfinch, Loxigilla barbadensis (formerly in L. noctis)
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