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Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis)
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PRB-0393Passeriformes

Lesser Antillean Bullfinch

Comeñame Antillano

Loxigilla noctis

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

The lesser Antillean bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Saint Barth, Saint Martin, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the British Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

FamilyThraupidaeTanagers and Allies
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsForest
Primary dietHerbivoreOmnivore
Average mass18.25 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementIrregular / nomadic movements; Sedentary / residentInsessorial

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Spectrogram of Lesser Antillean Bullfinch: call
SpectrogramLoxigilla noctis

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Sound recorded by FREDERIC Lionel · XC855072 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Lesser Antillean Bullfinch

The lesser Antillean bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Saint Barth, Saint Martin, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the British Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
0–900 m
Nest
Dome / oven · Tree; Building; Cactus
Clutch
2–4 eggs
Social behavior
Social / flocking; Pairs / family groups; Singly and pairs

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