Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Kaylan Kemink
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 4, 2011
Text last updated February 4, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | tàngara arlequinada de Puerto Rico |
| Dutch | Puertoricaanse Spindalis |
| English | Puerto Rican Spindalis |
| English (United States) | Puerto Rican Spindalis |
| French | Zéna de Porto Rico |
| French (France) | Zéna de Porto Rico |
| German | Puerto-Rico-Streifenkopftangare |
| Japanese | プエルトリコシトドフウキンチョウ |
| Norwegian | puertoricospindalis |
| Polish | antyla portorykańska |
| Russian | Пуэрториканская зена |
| Serbian | Portorikanski spindalis |
| Slovak | spindalis portorický |
| Spanish | Cigua Puertorriqueña |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Reina Mora |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cigua puertorriqueña |
| Swedish | puertoricospindalis |
| Turkish | Porto Riko Spindalı |
| Ukrainian | Зена пуерто-риканська |
Spindalis portoricensis (Bryant, 1866)
PROTONYM:
Tanagra portoricensis
Bryant, 1866. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 10, p.252.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Porto Rico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SPINDALIS
- portoricensis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Introduction
Formerly classified as a subspecies of the Stripe-headed Tanager (Spindalis zena), the Puerto Rican Spindalis (S. portoricensis) recently was recognized as a unique allospecies endemic to Puerto Rico. Known for its high-pitched song and call notes, this territorial bird can be found at almost all elevations wherever fruit is readily available. The IUCN Red List identifies the bird as a species of "Least Concern.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Puerto Rican Spindalis
