kids encyclopedia robot

Cuban blackbird facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Cuban blackbird
Dives atroviolaceus -Havana, Cuba-8.jpg
In Havana, Cuba
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Ptiloxena
Species:
atroviolaceus
Dives atroviolaceus map.svg
Range of D. atroviolaceus
Synonyms

Ptiloxena atroviolacea
Dives atroviolacea

The Cuban blackbird (Ptiloxena atroviolaceus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It was previously placed in Dives, but now classified in its own genus, the Ptiloxena.

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.

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.

Its natural habitats are lowland moist forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Cuban Blackbird2 .cu (3)
A Cuban blackbird in Pinar del Rio Province

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Totí para niños

kids search engine
Cuban blackbird Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.