Puerto Rican Bullfinch

Melopyrrha portoricensis (Daudin, 1800)

Puerto Rican Bullfinch, Melopyrrha portoricensis, is a passerine tanager that breeds in Puerto Rico, where it is found across the island in forested areas. It is especially associated with dense mountain forest, and also occurs in lower forest with thick undergrowth, coffee plantations, brushy places, dry coastal thickets and, rarely, mangroves. Its plumage is black, with orange on the face above the eyes, around the throat and beneath the tail base. It is 17 to 19 cm long and weighs about 32 grams. The nest is a spherical structure with a side entrance, and three light green eggs are laid.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies

Breeding range

North America: Puerto Rico