Yellow-shouldered grassquit
The yellow-shouldered grassquit (Loxipasser anoxanthus) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae that is endemic to Jamaica. It is the only member of the genus Loxipasser. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
| Yellow-shouldered grassquit | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Loxipasser Bryant, 1866 |
| Species: | L. anoxanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxipasser anoxanthus (Gosse, 1847) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Spermophila anoxantha (protonym) | |
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