Stripe-headed Tanagers
Spindalis
Spindalis is a genus consisting of four non-migratory species of bird. It is the only genus in the family Spindalidae. The species are mostly endemic to the West Indies; exceptions include populations of western spindalises on Cozumel Island, off the Yucatán Peninsula's east coast, and in extreme southeastern Florida. The species were traditionally considered aberrant members of the tanager family Thraupidae. Taxonomic studies recover them as a sister group to the Puerto Rican tanager (family Nesospingidae), and some group Spindalidae and Nesospingidae within the Phaenicophilidae.
Males are characterized by bright plumage while females are duller and have a different coloration. The nests are cup-shaped.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Western Spindalis
speciesSpindalis zena
Puerto Rican Spindalis
speciesSpindalis portoricensis
Hispaniolan Spindalis
speciesSpindalis dominicensis
Jamaican Spindalis
speciesSpindalis nigricephala
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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