Greater Antillean Bullfinch

Melopyrrha violacea - Sporophile petit-coq Pèrenoir petit-coq

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Thraupidés
Genus
:
Melopyrrha
Species
:
violacea

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 18 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Greater Antillean Bullfinch (Melopyrrha violacea) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Melopyrrha violacea violacea (n and c Bahama Is.)
Melopyrrha violacea ofella (c and e Caicos Is.. s Bahamas.)
Melopyrrha violacea maurella (Tortue I.. off nw Hispaniola.)
Melopyrrha violacea affinis (Hispaniola and islands to the south)
Melopyrrha violacea ruficollis (Jamaica)

Foreign names

Sporophile petit-coq,
Semillero prieto,
bicudo-das-grandes-antilhas,
Rotbrauen-Gimpeltangare,
ibolyakék pirókpinty,
Bahamadikbekje,
Ciuffolotto delle Grandi Antillle,
rostbrynad tangara,
Rødbrynspurv,
ostrovčan obočnatý,
kněžík antilský,
Stor Antilfinke,
isojenantilliensirkku,
menjagrà de les Grans Antilles,
gilówka rudobrewa,
Красногузая снегирёвая овсянка,
クロアカウソ,
大安德牛雀,
rostbrynad tangara,
大安地列斯牛雀,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest