- 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 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cuban_Blackbird