The Cuban blackbird (Ptiloxena atroviolacea) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.
| Cuban blackbird | |
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| In Havana, Cuba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Ptiloxena Chapman, 1892 |
| Species: | P. atroviolacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptiloxena atroviolacea (d'Orbigny, 1839)
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| Range of P. atroviolacea | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ptiloxena atroviolaceus | |
Taxonomy
editIt was previously placed in Dives, but now classified in its own genus, Ptiloxena.[2]
Description
editMeasuring 27 cm (11 in) long, this species has entirely black plumage with a slight violet sheen on the upperparts. The only non-black body part is the brown eye.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editIt is endemic to Cuba, where it is widespread and common. It is entirely absent from the Isla de la Juventud and some of the offshore cays.[3] Its natural habitats are lowland moist forests and heavily degraded former forest.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ptiloxena atroviolacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22724294A94858907. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ International Ornithologists' Union. IOC World Bird List 12.2 (Multilingual Version) (Report). doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.12.2.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Garrido, Orlando H.; Kirkconnell, Arturo (2000). Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba. Ithaca, NY: Comstock, Cornell University Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-8014-8631-9.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ptiloxena atroviolacea.
Wikispecies has information related to Ptiloxena atroviolacea.
- BirdLife species factsheet for Ptiloxena atroviolaceus
- "Ptiloxena atroviolaceus". Avibase.
- "Cuban blackbird media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Cuban blackbird photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Cuban blackbird species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
- Audio recordings of Cuban blackbird on Xeno-canto.
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