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Puerto Rican Bullfinch

Melopyrrha portoricensis (Daudin, 1800)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Loxigilla portoricensis - El Yunque, Puerto Rico
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Open encyclopedia reference

The Puerto Rican bullfinch (Melopyrrha portoricensis) is a small bullfinch tanager endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico. The species can be commonly found in heavy forests throughout Puerto Rico, except on the easternmost tip of the island. It consumes seeds, fruits, insects, and spiders. The nest is spherical, with an entrance on the side. Typically three light green eggs are laid.

Wikipedia contributors, Puerto Rican bullfinch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:55:56.579353+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Melopyrrha portoricensis (Daudin, 1800)
Name authority: (Daudin, 1800)
Common name: Puerto Rican Bullfinch
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Melopyrrha
Extinction status: Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
subphylumVertebrata
infraphylumGnathostomata
parvphylumOsteichthyes
megaclassTetrapoda
classAves
orderPasseriformes
familyThraupidae
genusMelopyrrha Bonaparte, 1853
speciesMelopyrrha portoricensis (Daudin, 1800)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Melopyrrha. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Species	Classification	Source status
Cuban BullfinchMelopyrrha nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)	ThraupidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded name	Source status
Loxigilla portoricensis portoricensis (Daudin, 1800) (Daudin, 1800)	synonym
Loxigilla portoricensis (Daudin, 1800) (Daudin, 1800)	synonym
Loxia portoricensis Daudin, 1800 Daudin, 1800	synonym
Pyrrhulagra portoricensis (Daudin, 1800) (Daudin, 1800)	synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Caribbean

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1189791 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:9G84H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.