Orangequit

The orangequit (Euneornis campestris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Euneornis. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. The Organgequit's breeding season is between the months of April and June. The species will build nests out of grass and plant fiber and place them in trees almost six meters above the ground. The female will typically lay 2-4 eggs at a time and will incubate. The appearances of these individual organisms will differ based on sex and age.

  • male
  • male
  • female
  • female

Orangequit
Male

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Euneornis
Fitzinger, 1856
Species:
E. campestris
Binomial name
Euneornis campestris
Synonyms

Motacilla campestris Linnaeus, 1758

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Euneornis campestris". 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.

Bouglouan, Nicole. “Orangequit-Euneornis Campestris.” “Orangequit Euneornis Campestris.” Orangequit - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online, neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species Account/nb/species/orange1/overview.

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