Biology:Puerto Rican euphonia

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Short description: Species of bird

Puerto Rican euphonia
Antillean Euphonia.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Euphoniinae
Genus: Chlorophonia
Species:
C. sclateri
Binomial name
Chlorophonia sclateri
(Sclater, PL, 1854)
Chlorophonia sclateri map.svg

The Puerto Rican euphonia (Chlorophonia sclateri) is a bird species in the finch family, Fringillidae that is endemic to the island of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the Hispaniolan euphonia.[1]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Puerto Rico.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q120964733 entry