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Greater Antillean Bullfinch

Melopyrrha violacea
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Gallito Prieto
Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from República Dominicana

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Loxigilla violacea, Pyrrhulagra violacea, Loxia violacea.

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Photography ID: 458143
♂  Adult
Punta Cana
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
07/21/2021
Alejandra Pons



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
223755731/12/2024Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaSección Guaragua, Parque Nacional Cotubamana3Diego Oscar
223462828/12/2024Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaSección Guaragua, Parque Nacional Cotubamana2Diego Oscar
177721030/05/2023Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaSección Guaragua, Parque Nacional CotubamanaPablo Alberto Re
177577827/05/2023Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaSección Guaragua, Parque Nacional CotubamanaPablo Alberto Re
144949321/07/2021Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaRefugio de vida silvestre Laguna Bavaro, Punta CanaAlejandra Pons
77771727/06/2018Dominican RepublicLa RomanaIsla SaonaAdrian Braidotti
72263517/02/2018Dominican RepublicIndependenciaZapotenMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Antillean Bullfinch (Melopyrrha violacea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 13/03/2026.