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Puerto Rican goldfinch receives endemic bird designation

Submitted on 7 August 2023 - 10:14am

This article is reproduced by CienciaPR with permission from the original source.

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El Nuevo Día

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Rose Schnabel

The species is distinguishable by its light blue head, bright yellow belly and rapid song.

 

 

If you hear the goldfinch's melodious song louder this week, it's probably because it's celebrating its designation as Puerto Rico's 19th endemic bird.

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