The Cuban vireo (Vireo gundlachii) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae that is endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitats are dry forests, lowland moist forests, xeric shrublands, and heavily degraded former forest.
Cuban vireo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Vireonidae |
Genus: | Vireo |
Species: | V. gundlachii
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Binomial name | |
Vireo gundlachii Lembeye, 1850
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Its specific name is in honor of Cuban zoologist Juan Gundlach.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Vireo gundlachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22705197A130372877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705197A130372877.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.