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Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Melopyrrha

Greater Antillean Bullfinch

Melopyrrha violacea

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (grabul1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Melopyrrha

Subspecies (5)

Melopyrrha violacea affinis

Hispaniola and southern satellite islands
Melopyrrha violacea maurella

Tortue and Gonâve Islands (Haiti) and Saona Island (Dominican Republic)
Melopyrrha violacea ofella

central and eastern Caicos Islands (southern Bahamas)
Melopyrrha violacea ruficollis

Jamaica
Melopyrrha violacea violacea

northern and central Bahamas

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (grabul1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.