Cuban Blackbird
Ptiloxena atroviolacea(d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
English (US) Cuban Blackbird
The Cuban Blackbird (Ptiloxena atroviolacea) 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 Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Cuba including Isla de la JuventudRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ptiloxena atroviolacea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cuban Blackbird
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Quiscalus atroviolaceus
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
- Type locality
- Cuba.
- Original description
- Historia fĂsica, polĂtica y natural de la Isla de Cuba 3 p.121 pl.19
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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