Greater Antillean Bullfinch Bird – Passerines – 4/10/2015

The Greater Antillean Bullfinch was photographed on the southern tip of Eleuthera Island in The Bahamas.

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The Greater Antillean Bullfinch is all black with a short red supercilum, throat and undertail coverts. It has a large bill size. It has a range of the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Hispaniola. It has habitats of secondary vegetation, and mangroves. It was formerly present in Florida, but is no longer present except as an escape. It feeds on seeds, nuts, and hard fruits.

 

Bananaquit Bird – Passerines – 4/10/2015

The Bananaquit was photographed on the southern tip of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas.

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The Bananaquit is a small blackish-backed warberlike bird with a white eyebrow stripe, yellow breast, and yellow rump, and whitish throat and underparts, with a white wing spot. It has a range of The Bahamas, West Indies, and southern Florida. It has a habitat in open or brushy woods, often at fruiting or flowering trees. It feeds on fruit, blossums, and flowers. It does not feed on the banana, but on the banana blossoms. It is always on the move from fruit to fruit, and flower to flower.

 

White Crowned Pigeon Bird – Nonpasserine Land Birds – 4/6/2015

The White Crowned Pigeon was photographed on the Grand Cayman Turtle Farm of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea.

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The White Crowned Pigeon is dark gray except for a white crown and beak tip, and with pink legs. It has a range of the West Indies, Southern Florida and the Keys, and locally in the Caribbean Islands, Belize, and Honduras. It has a habitat of mangroves and wooded islands. It feeds on mostly nuts and berries. This bird is very wary and usually stays hidden in treetops without giving clear views.