The
Lesser Antillean bullfinch is found on the Lesser Antilles islands of the Caribbean. It is small with blackish or gray plumage, a red throat and red eyebrows and a short thick bill.
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| Lesser Antillean Bullfinch. Some have red undertail coverts like this one. |
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| Its red eyebrows can be seen in this photo. |
We encountered it at our table while eating outside at Nelson's Dockyard on the southeastern coast of Antigua.
We encountered several more outside a bakery nearby. I fed them part of a turnover. The
female has "warm gray" plumage and reddish brown wings, tail and undertail coverts.
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| Outside in the sun the feathers look much more black and the red eyebrows stand out more. |
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| A female. |
Pretty dramatic difference between the male and female. I do like the red eyebrows.
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty birds, like a wren dressed up for a party.
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