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| − | [[Image:Greater Antillean Bullfinch Bluefields Mountains Jamaica.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''ruficollis''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />St. Elizabeth Parish, [[Jamaica]], November 2010]] | + | [[Image:Greater Antillean Bullfinch Bluefields Mountains Jamaica.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''ruficollis''<br />Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />St. Elizabeth Parish, [[Jamaica]], November 2010]] |
;[[:Category:Loxigilla|Loxigilla]] violacea | ;[[:Category:Loxigilla|Loxigilla]] violacea | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Caribbean]] ([[West Indies]]): found in the [[Bahamas]] and among the [[Greater Antilles]], found in Hispaniola and Jamaica. | [[Caribbean]] ([[West Indies]]): found in the [[Bahamas]] and among the [[Greater Antilles]], found in Hispaniola and Jamaica. | ||
| − | [[Image:Juvenile male bullfinch.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile moulting into adult<br />Photo by {{user|caribemotion|caribemotion}}<br />[[Jaragua National Park]], [[Dominican Republic]], 2009]] | + | [[Image:Juvenile male bullfinch.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile moulting into adult<br />Photo © by {{user|caribemotion|caribemotion}}<br />[[Jaragua National Park]], [[Dominican Republic]], 2009]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
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*''L. v. ruficollis'': | *''L. v. ruficollis'': | ||
:*[[Jamaica]] | :*[[Jamaica]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Greater_Antillean_Bullfinch.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Geomorph|Geomorph}}<br />South Andros Island, [[Bahamas]], March 2004]] | + | [[Image:Greater_Antillean_Bullfinch.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Geomorph|Geomorph}}<br />South Andros Island, [[Bahamas]], March 2004]] |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Found in forest undergrowth especially at mid to high elevation. Vegetated ocean shorelines. | Found in forest undergrowth especially at mid to high elevation. Vegetated ocean shorelines. | ||
Revision as of 01:36, 5 January 2019
- Loxigilla violacea
Identification
13·2–17·5 cm,; large strong bill
- Black
- Reddish-orange short supercilium, throat and under-tail-coverts
Male like female, but she is slightly duller.
Juvenile like adult but grey to olive
Distribution
Caribbean (West Indies): found in the Bahamas and among the Greater Antilles, found in Hispaniola and Jamaica.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- L. v. violacea:
- L. v. maurella:
- Tortue, Gonâve and Saona islands (off Hispaniola)
- L. v. affinis:
- Hispaniola and Isla Catalina
- L. v. parishi:
- Île-á-Vache and Beata Islands (off Hispaniola)
- L. v. ruficollis:
Habitat
Found in forest undergrowth especially at mid to high elevation. Vegetated ocean shorelines.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on fruit, flower buds, and seeds. It has a powerful bill for opening seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
- Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Antillean Bullfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Antillean_Bullfinch
