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Cuban Bullfinch

Melopyrrha nigra (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The Cuban bullfinch is a songbird species of the genus Melopyrrha. It is a member of the tanager family Thraupidae and belongs to the subfamily Coerebinae which also includes the Darwin's finches. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thraupidae
Genus:
   Melopyrrha
Scientific:
  Melopyrrha nigra


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.175

Protonym:
  Loxia nigra

Type locality:
  Mexico (from Catesby) ; emended to Cuba by Hellmayr, 1938, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 11, p. 168.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/194/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  76018800CD1AE599

Avibase ID:
  avibase-76018800

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/76018800


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561092


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Melopyrrha nigra: Cuba and Isle of Pines
English:
Cuban Bullfinch
Catalan:
menjagrà de Cuba
Czech:
hýlovec černý
Danish:
Sort Biskop
German:
Schwarzgimpeltangare
Spanish:
Semillero negrito
Finnish:
kyömynokkasirkku
French:
Pèrenoir négrito
Croatian:
bjelokrili sjemenar
Italian:
Ciuffolotto di Cuba
Japanese:
キューバクロウソ
Lithuanian:
juodoji kubinė starta
Dutch:
Cubaans Dikbekje
Norwegian:
negritospurv
Polish:
gilówka czarna
Portuguese:
bicudo-cubano
Portuguese (Portugal):
sementeiro-cubano
Russian:
Чёрная кубинская овсянка
Slovak:
ostrovčan hýľovkár
Serbian:
Kubanska zimovka
Swedish:
kubatangara
Ukrainian:
насіннєїд чорний
Chinese:
古巴黑雀
Chinese (Traditional):
古巴黑雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Cuban Bullfinch (nigra) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Cuban Bullfinch (nominate) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Cuban Bullfinch (nominate) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Cuban Bullfinch (nominate) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Cuban Bullfinch (nominate) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Cuban Bullfinch (nominate) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Cuban Bullfinch (nominate) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Cuban Bullfinch (nominate) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Cuban Bullfinch (nominate) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Pyrrhulagra nigra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Pyrrhulagra nigra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Pyrrhulagra nigra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Pyrrhulagra nigra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Pyrrhulagra nigra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Pyrrhulagra nigra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Pyrrhulagra nigra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Pyrrhulagra nigra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban) ( Melopyrrha nigra nigra) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Pyrrhulagra nigra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Pyrrhulagra nigra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Pyrrhulagra nigra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Cuban Bullfinch ( Melopyrrha nigra) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melopyrrha nigra nigra [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Melopyrrha [nigra or taylori] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: menjagrà de Cuba
Czech: hýlovec černý
Danish: Sort Biskop
German: Schwarzgimpelfink, Schwarzgimpeltangare, Weißflügelspelzer (nigra)
English: Cuban Bullfinch, Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban), Cuban Bullfinch (nigra), Cuban Bullfinch (nominate)
English, HBW: Cuban Bullfinch
English (IOC): Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban)
English (United States): Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban)
Spanish: Semillero Cubano, Semillero negrito, Semillero Negrito (Cuba), Semillero Negrito (nigra)
Spanish (Cuba): Negrito (nigra)
Spanish (Spain): Semillero negrito (Cuba), Semillero Negrito (nigra)
Spanish (HBW): Cuban Bullfinch (Cuban)
Finnish: kyömynokkasirkku
French: Pèrenoir négrito, Pèrenoir négrito (nigra), Pèrenoir négrito (nominal), Sporophile négrito, Sporophile négrito (nigra), Sporophile négrito (nominal), Sporophile négrito (nominale), Sporophile négrito (race nominale)
French (AOU): Sporophile négrito (nominal)
Croatian: bjelokrili sjemenar
Icelandic: Svarttittlingur (nigra)
Italian: Ciuffolotto di Cuba
Japanese (romaji): kyu-bakurouso (nigra)
Japanese: キューバクロウソ, キューバクロウソ (nigra), キューバクロウソ(nigra)
Scientific: Loxia nigra, Melopyrrha nigra, Melopyrrha nigra nigra, Pyrrhulagra nigra
Lithuanian: juodoji kubinė starta
Dutch: Cubaans Dikbekje, Cubaans Dikbekje (nigra)
Norwegian: negritospurv, negritospurv (nigra)
Polish: gilówka czarna, gilówka czarna (nigra)
Portuguese: bicudo-cubano
Portuguese (Portugal): sementeiro-cubano, sementeiro-cubano (nigra)
Russian: Снегирёвый семилеро (nigra), Чёрная кубинская овсянка
Slovak: ostrovčan hýľovkár, ostrovčan hýľovkár (skup.)
Serbian: Kubanska zimovka, Kubanska zimovka (nigra)
Swedish: kubafink (nigra), kubatangara, kubatangara (nigra)
Turkish: Küba Şakrağı, Küba şakrağı (nigra)
Ukrainian: насіннєїд чорний
Chinese: 古巴黑雀
Chinese (Traditional): 古巴黑雀

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