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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae.

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  • As endemic birds of the archipelago (San Andrés and Providencia) we have: Coccyzus minor abbotti (species of cuckoo), Anthracothorax prevostii hendersoni (the only hummingbird on the archipelago), and two passeriforms, Tiaris bicolor grandior (grass bird) and Elaenia martinica cinerascens.

    Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests 2007

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