Greater Antillean bullfinch
| Greater Antillean bullfinch | |
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| Dominican Republic | |
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| L. v. ruficollis, Jamaica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Loxigilla |
| Species: | L. violacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxigilla violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The Greater Antillean bullfinch (Loxigilla violacea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica (endemic sub-species L. v. ruficollis), and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Further reading
- Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele (2003) Birds of the West Indies, Christopher Helm, London.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhulagra violacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Loxigilla
- Endemic birds of the Caribbean
- Birds of the Greater Antilles
- Birds of the Bahamas
- Birds of Hispaniola
- Birds of the Dominican Republic
- Birds of Haiti
- Birds of Jamaica
- Birds of the Turks and Caicos Islands
- Birds described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Thraupidae stubs