Greater Antillean bullfinch

Greater Antillean bullfinch
Male M. v. affinis, Dominican Republic
Female M. v. violacea, Bahamas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Melopyrrha
Species:
M. violacea
Binomial name
Melopyrrha violacea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Loxia violacea (protonym)
  • Loxigilla violacea
  • Pyrrhulagra violacea

The Greater Antillean bullfinch (Melopyrrha violacea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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