New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)
Cuban Blackbird (Ptiloxena atroviolacea) - HBW 16, p. 777
French: Quiscale violet
German: Kubastärling
Spanish: Zanate Cubano
Taxonomy: Quiscalus atroviolaceus d’Orbigny, 1839, Cuba.
Genus often subsumed in Dives, but distinctive skeletal morphology, song and nest-site choice indicate that a separate, monotypic genus is appropriate. No DNA data available, but absence from I of Pines (old reports erroneous) suggests poor dispersal capabilities and presumably a high genetic distinctiveness. Monotypic.
Distribution: Cuba.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two individuals posture at Greater Antillean Grackles as they attempt to feed on a piece of coconut Locality Breezes Jibacoa, Santa Cruz del Norte, La Habana Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 16 December 2008 3 years ago 49 sec 4.3 -
An individual drags a piece of coconut away from other blackbirds and a grackle, and displays in response to a threat Locality Breezes Jibacoa, Santa Cruz del Norte, La Habana Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 16 December 2008 3 years ago 42 sec 4.3 -
Three juveniles moving on bare branches, a parent is also seen Locality Jibacoa, La Habana Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 2 April 2007 4 years ago 46 sec 4.2 -
Two birds feeding in grass Locality Ciudad de La Habana Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Desmond Allen 20 March 2013 6 weeks ago 18 sec 4 -
Several neck-up confrontations with grackles at a food source; finally open-bill calling/posturing by the Cuban Blackbird Locality Breezes Jibacoa, Santa Cruz del Norte, La Habana Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 16 December 2008 3 years ago 37 sec 4 -
A bird in a tree, calling Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 August 2004 8 years ago 32 sec 4
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Eating nectar. Locality Guanabo, La Habana Province, Cuba
Eduardo Tejeda Lima 8 February 2013 11 weeks ago 4 -
Adult bird
Locality Las Terrazas, Artemisa Province, Cuba
Rafael Merchante 17 March 2006 5 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.8 -
Cuban Blackbird (Dives atroviolacea), a Blackbird with violaceus metallic sheen Locality Cueva de los Peces, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Manfred Bienert 23 March 2012 29 weeks ago 3.5 -
An individual feeding on coconut
Locality Breezes Jibacoa, Santa Cruz del Norte, La Habana Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 16 December 2008 3 years ago 3.5
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Bird calling during display Locality Soroa, Artemisa Province, Cuba
(Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 4 December 2008 3 years ago 3.3
