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{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| name = Cuban Blackbird
| image = Dives atroviolaceus -Havana, Cuba-8.jpg
| image = Dives atroviolaceus -Havana, Cuba-8.jpg
| image_caption=In Havana, Cuba
| image_caption=In Havana, Cuba
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN|id=22724294 |title=''Dives atroviolaceus'' |assessors=[[BirdLife International]] |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|page=e.T22724294A94858907 |title=''Ptiloxena atroviolacea'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year=2016 |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| genus = Ptiloxena
| parent_authority = [[Frank Chapman (ornithologist)|Chapman]], 1892
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Aves]]
| species = atroviolacea
| authority = ([[Alcide d'Orbigny|d'Orbigny]], 1839)
| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
| synonyms = ''Ptiloxena atroviolaceus'' <br/>
| familia = [[Icteridae]]
| genus = ''[[Dives (genus)|Dives]]''
''Dives atroviolaceus''
| range_map = Dives_atroviolaceus_map.svg
| species = '''''D. atroviolaceus'''''
| range_map_caption = Range of ''P. atroviolacea''
| binomial = ''Dives atroviolaceus''
}}
| binomial_authority = ([[Alcide d'Orbigny|D'Orbigny]], 1839)
| synonyms = }}
The '''Cuban Blackbird''' (''Dives atroviolaceus'') is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Icteridae]] family.
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Cuba]].


The '''Cuban blackbird''' ('''''Ptiloxena atroviolacea''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Icteridae]].
Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[Cuban moist forests#Lowland forests|lowland moist forests]] and heavily degraded former [[forest]].

==Taxonomy==
It was previously placed in [[Dives (bird)|''Dives'']], but now classified in its own genus, ''Ptiloxena''.<ref name="IOC12.2">{{Cite report |author=International Ornithologists' Union |title=IOC World Bird List 12.2 (Multilingual Version) |url=https://worldbirdnames.org/Multiling%20IOC%2012.2c.xlsx |journal= |language=en |doi=10.14344/ioc.ml.12.2 |doi-access=free }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Description==
Measuring {{convert|27|cm|in|abbr=on}} long, this species has entirely black plumage with a slight violet sheen on the upperparts. The only non-black body part is the brown eye.<ref name=BofCuba/>

==Distribution and habitat==
It is [[endemic]] to [[Cuba]], where it is widespread and common. It is entirely absent from the [[Isla de la Juventud]] and some of the offshore cays.<ref name=BofCuba/> Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[Cuban moist forests#Lowland forests|lowland moist forests]] and heavily degraded former [[forest]].

[[File:Cuban Blackbird2 .cu (3).jpg|thumb|A Cuban blackbird in [[Pinar del Rio Province]]]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=BofCuba>{{cite book |last1=Garrido |first1=Orlando H. |last2=Kirkconnell |first2=Arturo |title=Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba |publisher=Comstock, Cornell University Press |location=Ithaca, NY |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-8014-8631-9 |page=221}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ptiloxena atroviolacea}}
{{Wikispecies|Ptiloxena atroviolacea}}
* {{BirdLife|22724294|Ptiloxena atroviolaceus}}
* {{Avibase|name=Ptiloxena atroviolaceus}}
* {{InternetBirdCollection|cuban-blackbird-ptiloxena-atroviolacea|Cuban blackbird}}
* {{VIREO|Cuban+blackbird}}
* {{NeotropicalBirds|cubbla|Cuban blackbird}}
* {{Xeno-canto species|Ptixolena|atroviolacea|Cuban blackbird}}

{{Passeroidea|I.|state=collapsed}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q27076019}}


[[Category:Birds of Cuba|Blackbird, Cuban]]
[[Category:Endemic birds of Cuba]]
[[Category:Dives (genus)]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1839|Cuban blackbird]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the West Indies]]





Latest revision as of 22:05, 17 January 2024

Cuban blackbird
In Havana, Cuba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Ptiloxena
Chapman, 1892
Species:
P. atroviolacea
Binomial name
Ptiloxena atroviolacea
(d'Orbigny, 1839)
Range of P. atroviolacea
Synonyms

Ptiloxena atroviolaceus
Dives atroviolaceus

The Cuban blackbird (Ptiloxena atroviolacea) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.

Taxonomy

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It was previously placed in Dives, but now classified in its own genus, Ptiloxena.[2]

Description

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Measuring 27 cm (11 in) long, this species has entirely black plumage with a slight violet sheen on the upperparts. The only non-black body part is the brown eye.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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It is endemic to Cuba, where it is widespread and common. It is entirely absent from the Isla de la Juventud and some of the offshore cays.[3] Its natural habitats are lowland moist forests and heavily degraded former forest.

A Cuban blackbird in Pinar del Rio Province

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ptiloxena atroviolacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22724294A94858907. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ International Ornithologists' Union. IOC World Bird List 12.2 (Multilingual Version) (Report). doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.12.2.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Garrido, Orlando H.; Kirkconnell, Arturo (2000). Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba. Ithaca, NY: Comstock, Cornell University Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-8014-8631-9.
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