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Melopyrrha

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Melopyrrha
Cuban bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Melopyrrha
Bonaparte, 1853
Type species
Melopyrrha nigra

Melopyrrha is a genus of passerine birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is made up of one or two species, both endemic to the Caribbean:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Cuban Bullfinch - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  2. ^ "Pyrrhulagra taylori (Grand Cayman Bullfinch)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2018-01-22.