Cuban grassquit
The Cuban grassquit (Tiaris canorus) is a small bird. It is recognized as a tanager closely related to Darwin's finches. It is found in Bahamas, Cuba, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Cuban grassquit | |
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| Male at Canberra Walk In Aviary, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tiaris |
| Species: | T. canorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiaris canorus (Gmelin, 1789) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phonipara canora | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Phonipara canora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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