Cuban Bullfinch
Melopyrrha nigra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusMelopyrrha (Greater Antillean Bullfinches)
- SpeciesMelopyrrha nigra (Cuban Bullfinch)
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Cuban Grassquit
Phonipara canora
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Red-legged Thrush
Turdus plumbeus
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Greater Antillean Grackle
Quiscalus niger
Cuban Pewee
Contopus caribaeus
Cuban Blackbird
Dives atroviolaceus
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird
Agelaius humeralis
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
📅 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 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cuban Bullfinch in Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Cuban Bullfinch sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 330 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cuban Bullfinch in Ciénaga de Zapata?
January has the highest sighting rate for Cuban Bullfinch in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.