Cuban bullfinch

Cuban bullfinch
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Melopyrrha
Species:
M. nigra
Binomial name
Melopyrrha nigra
Synonyms
  • Loxia nigra (protonym)
  • Loxigilla nigra
  • Pyrrhulagra nigra

The Cuban bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra) is a species of songbird belonging to the genus Melopyrrha. It is a member of the tanager family Thraupidae falls under the subfamily Coerebinae, which also includes Darwin's finches.