| Cuban blackbird | |
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| In Havana, Cuba | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptiloxena atroviolacea (d'Orbigny, 1839) | |
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| Range of P. atroviolacea | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ptiloxena atroviolaceus | |
The Cuban blackbird (Ptiloxena atroviolacea) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.
Taxonomy
It was previously placed in Dives, but now classified in its own genus, Ptiloxena.
Description
Measuring 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.
Distribution and habitat
It 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. Its natural habitats are lowland moist forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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References
- 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.
- ^ 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
- 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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| Ptiloxena atroviolacea |
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