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Cuban vireo

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Cuban vireo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vireonidae
Genus: Vireo
Species:
V. gundlachii
Binomial name
Vireo gundlachii
Lembeye, 1850

The Cuban vireo (Vireo gundlachii) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae that is endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitats are dry forests, lowland moist forests, xeric shrublands, and heavily degraded former forest.

Its specific name is in honor of Cuban zoologist Juan Gundlach.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Vireo gundlachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22705197A130372877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705197A130372877.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.