Melopyrrha nigra Linnaeus 1758 (perching bird)

Aves - Passeriformes - Thraupidae

Alternative combination: Loxia nigra

Belongs to Melopyrrha according to G. S. Morgan 1994

Sister taxon: Melopyrrha latirostris

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Patton's Fissure, Cayman Brac (Quaternary of Cayman Islands)

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