Melopyrrha

Melopyrrha nigra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Passeroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Passeroidea

Familia: Thraupidae
Genus: Melopyrrha
Species: M. grandis – M. nigra – M. portoricensis – M. taylori – M. violacea
[acc. Burns et al. (2014); NACC 2018-C-11; IOC 10.2]

Name

Melopyrrha Bonaparte, 1853

• Typus: Loxia nigra Linnaeus, 1758 = Melopyrrha nigra

References

Primary references

• Bonaparte, C.L. 1853. Notes sur les collections rapportées en 1853, par M. A.Delattre, de son voyage en Californie et dans le Nicaragua. 3ème. communication. Compte Rendu des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences. Mallet-Bachelier. Paris. 37: 913–925 BHL. Reference page.  p. 924

Additional references

• Garrido, O.H. & Wiley, J.W. 2003. The taxonomic status of the Puerto Rican Bullfinch (Loxigilla portoricensis) (Emberizidae) in Puerto Rico and St. Kitts. Ornitología Neotropical 14: 91-98 Full article PDF Reference page. 
• Burns, K.J., Shultz, A.J., Title, P.O., Mason N.A., Barker, F.K., Klicka, J., Lanyon, S.M. & Lovette, I.J. 2014. Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 75:41–77. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.006 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Garrido, O.H., Wiley, J.W., Kirkconnell, A., Bradley, P.E., Günther-Calhoun, A. & Rodríguez, D. 2014. Revision of the endemic West Indian genus Melopyrrha from Cuba and the Cayman Islands. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 134(2): 134–145 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

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