Orangequit

Orangequit
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Euneornis
Fitzinger, 1856
Species: E. campestris
Binomial name
Euneornis campestris
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The orangequit (Euneornis campestris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Euneornis. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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