Greater Antillean Bullfinch (Melopyrrha violacea)
About the Greater Antillean Bullfinch
The Greater Antillean bullfinch (Melopyrrha violacea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in the Bahamas, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and their offshore islands), Jamaica, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Greater Antillean 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 violacea. The specific epithet violacea is from Latin violaceus meaning "violet-colored". Linnaeus based his description on "The Purple Gross-beak" that had been described and illustrated by Mark Catesby in 1731. The type locality is the Bahamas. The species was later placed in the genus Loxigilla.
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Listed as recorded in Puerto Rico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Puerto Rican BullfinchMelopyrrha portoricensisrecording
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