Loxigilla | |
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Loxigilla barbadensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: |
Loxigilla Lesson, 1831 |
Species | |
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Loxigilla is the genus of Antillean bullfinches, birds in the family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family.
It contains the following species: