Melopyrrha

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Melopyrrha is a genus of Caribbean seed-eating birds commonly known as bullfinches, characterized by their stout bills and often striking plumage.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Melopyrrha canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of birds
belongsToSubfamily Coerebinae
billAdaptation adapted for cracking hard seeds
class Aves
commonName bullfinches
conservationConcern some species locally threatened
contains Cuban bullfinch
Grand Cayman bullfinch
Cuban bullfinch
surface form: Greater Antillean bullfinch

Puerto Rican bullfinch
St. Kitts bullfinch
diet seeds
distinguishingFeature heavy conical bill adapted for cracking seeds
sexual dimorphism in plumage in several species
ecologicalRole seed disperser
seed predator
family Thraupidae
feedingBehavior granivorous
occasionally insectivorous
geographicDistribution islands of the Caribbean region
habitat cultivated areas
forest edges
scrub
woodlands
isPasserine true
kingdom Animalia
migratoryBehavior mostly resident
nativeRange Caribbean
Greater Antilles
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
plumagePattern often includes contrasting dark and bright colors
primaryFoodResource grass seeds
weed seeds
region Neotropical realm
surface form: Neotropics
reproductiveBehavior builds cup-shaped nests
lays eggs
secondaryFoodResource buds
fruits
insects
taxonomicHistory formerly placed in Emberizidae by some authors
taxonRank genus
typicalBillShape stout bill
typicalPlumage striking plumage
vocalizationType songbirds

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thraupidae includes Melopyrrha
Coerebinae includesTaxon Melopyrrha