Greater Antillean Bullfinch
Melopyrrha violacea(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Greater Antillean Bullfinch
The Greater Antillean Bullfinch (Melopyrrha violacea) 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.
- Scientific name
- Melopyrrha violacea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Melopyrrha violacea violacea
- Melopyrrha violacea ofella
- Melopyrrha violacea maurella
- Melopyrrha violacea affinis
- Melopyrrha violacea ruficollis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia violacea
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- America [= Bahamas] .
- 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.176
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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