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[[Image:Cuban_blackbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Russ+Jones|Russ Jones}} <br />Santiago de [[Cuba]] ]] | [[Image:Cuban_blackbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Russ+Jones|Russ Jones}} <br />Santiago de [[Cuba]] ]] | ||
| − | ;[[:Category:Dives|Dives]] | + | ;[[:Category:Dives|Dives]] atroviolaceus |
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[[Cuba]] and Isle of Pines. | [[Cuba]] and Isle of Pines. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> |
| − | + | Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Ptiloxena|Ptiloxena]]'' by Gill and Donsker<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forests and a variety of habitats. | Forests and a variety of habitats. | ||
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Readily forms flocks | Readily forms flocks | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-Raffaeleetal03}}#Arthur Grosset | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}#{{Ref-Raffaeleetal03}}#Arthur Grosset |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Dives+ | + | {{GSearch|Dives+atroviolace}} |
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dives]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dives]] | ||
Revision as of 09:19, 4 August 2014
- Dives atroviolaceus
Identification
- Metallic black with purplish sheen
- Long bill with curved upper mandible
Similar species
Greater Antillean Grackle has yellow eye and keel-shaped tail. Shiny Cowbird and Red-shouldered Blackbird are both smaller.
Distribution
Cuba and Isle of Pines.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed in genus Ptiloxena by Gill and Donsker[2]
Habitat
Forests and a variety of habitats.
Behaviour
Readily forms flocks
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Raffaele, H, J Wiley, OH Garrido, A Keith, JI Raffaele. 2003. Birds of the West Indies. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691113197
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cuban Blackbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cuban_Blackbird
