Greater Antillean Bullfinch
Melopyrrha violacea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusMelopyrrha (Greater Antillean Bullfinches)
- SpeciesMelopyrrha violacea (Greater Antillean Bullfinch)
Closest Relatives at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Orangequit
Euneornis campestris
Yellow-shouldered Grassquit
Loxipasser anoxanthus
Black-faced Grassquit
Melanospiza bicolor
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Loggerhead Kingbird
Tyrannus caudifasciatus
White-chinned Thrush
Turdus aurantius
Jamaican Spindalis
Spindalis nigricephala
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Jamaican Oriole
Icterus leucopteryx
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Sad Flycatcher
Myiarchus barbirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | |
| 2 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Antillean Bullfinch in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
About 62% of visitor-days record a Greater Antillean Bullfinch sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, based on 418 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Antillean Bullfinch in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Greater Antillean Bullfinch in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in our monthly data.