- Cuban Grassquit
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Cuban Grassquit Male at Canberra Walk In Aviary, Australia Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae (see text) Genus: Tiaris Species: T. canorus Binomial name Tiaris canorus
(Gmelin, 1789)The Cuban Grassquit (Tiaris canorus) is a small bird formerly placed with the Emberizidae. It is now recognized as a tanager closely related to Darwin's finches. It is found in Bahamas, Cuba, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Tiaris canorus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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