Grand Cayman bullfinch
| Melopyrrha nigra taylori | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Melopyrrha |
| Species: | M. nigra
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| Subspecies: | M. n. taylori
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| Trinomial name | |
| Melopyrrha nigra taylori (Hartert, 1896)
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The Grand Cayman bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra taylori) is a threatened bird endemic to the island of Grand Cayman. It is usually treated as a subspecies of the Cuban bullfinch, but some authorities separate it. It can be distinguished from the Cuban bullfinch by its slightly larger bill size and the much paler coloration of the female bird.[2] It is the only bird species endemic to the Cayman Islands since the extinction of the Grand Cayman thrush, though several bird subspecies are also endemic. Its population is declining due to invasive mammals. Habitat fragmentation may also be a potential major risk, though currently this is very low.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Pyrrhulagra taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T103813133A180218485. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T103813133A180218485.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Cuban Bullfinch - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Endemic birds of the Caribbean
- Endemic fauna of the Cayman Islands
- Birds of the Cayman Islands
- Birds described in 1896
- Taxa named by Ernst Hartert
- Melopyrrha