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| − | + | ;[[:Category:Ptiloxena|Ptiloxena]] atroviolacea | |
| − | [[Image:Cuban_blackbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Russ Jones<br> | ||
==Identification== | ==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== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Cuba]] and Isle of Pines. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | ||
| + | Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Dives|Dives]]''<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forests and a variety of habitats. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Readily forms flocks | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V5.1}}#{{Ref-Raffaeleetal03}}#Arthur Grosset | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Blackbird+atroviolace}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dives]] |
Latest revision as of 17:17, 28 September 2017
- Ptiloxena atroviolacea
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].
Formerly placed in genus Dives[1]
Habitat
Forests and a variety of habitats.
Behaviour
Readily forms flocks
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.1). 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 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cuban_Blackbird
