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Cuban Bullfinch

Melopyrrha nigra(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Cuban Bullfinch

The Cuban Bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: Cuba including Isla de la JuventudRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Melopyrrha nigra
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Cuban Bullfinch
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Loxia nigra
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality
Mexico (from Catesby) ; emended to Cuba by Hellmayr, 1938, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 11, p. 168.
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.175

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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