Cuban Bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra)
About the Cuban Bullfinch
The Cuban bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is endemic to Cuba. The Cuban bullfinch has a complicated taxonomic history. It was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Loxia nigra. Linnaeus based his short description on Mark Catesby's "The Little Black Bullfinch" and Eleazar Albin's "Black Bullfinch ". The type location is Cuba. The specific epithet nigra is Latin meaning "black".
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 10 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA · 3 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cuba, United Kingdom in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Puerto Rican BullfinchMelopyrrha portoricensisrecording
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