Yellow-shouldered grassquit
The yellow-shouldered grassquit (Loxipasser anoxanthus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is monotypic within the genus Loxipasser. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Loxipasser Bryant, 1866 |
| Species: | L. anoxanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxipasser anoxanthus (Gosse, 1847) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Loxipasser anoxanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele (2003) Birds of the West Indies, Christopher Helm, London.
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