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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a9 Josh Vandermeulen<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Birdfinding.info \u21d2<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 A form of Western Spindalis<\/strong><\/a> that is common across most of its range.\u00a0 Especially easy to find\u00a0at mountain sites such as Vi\u00f1ales, La G\u00fcira, and Topes de Collantes National Parks, and the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve, as well as some of the popular lowland sites, including the Zapata Swamp, Cayo Coco, and nearby islands.\u00a0 Also present at lower densities at most other frequently visited Cuban sites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Spindalis zena pretrei<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Family: Spindalidae<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Endemic to Cuba and its satellite islands<\/strong>, including Isla de la Juventud and most of the major keys, where it is common\u00a0at all elevations in a wide variety of wooded and semiopen habitats from coastal scrub to montane forests.<\/p> Has been documented at least once as a vagrant in the Florida Keys.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Identification<\/strong><\/span><\/p> Male is unique in its range, with its striking black-and-white head pattern, olive back, and yellow-orange nape, rump, and breast.<\/p> Does not normally occur with other spindalises, but potentially overlaps with similar forms of Western Spindalis: \u201cDark-backed\u201d and \u201cGrand Cayman.\u201d<\/p> Among these forms, male \u201cCuban\u2019s\u201d most distinctive feature is the comparative uniformity of the orange coloration on its rump and breast.\u00a0 Although the shade of orange varies from yellowish to brownish, on each individual it is fairly consistent.\u00a0 The other forms have more noticeable gradations and, in particular, a much more pronounced dark bib.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Topes de Collantes National Park, Cuba; January 4, 2016.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Kenneth Pinnow<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Topes de Collantes National Park, Cuba; February 17, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Paul Tavares<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Puerto Esperanza, Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba; January 14, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Greg Baker<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Soroa, Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba; April 24, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Karl-Heinz Dohlich<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Female is olive-gray overall, with a vague representation of the male\u2019s distinctive pattern.\u00a0 Compared to females of other forms of Western Spindalis, \u201cCuban\u201d has more pronounced facial markings and stronger contrast between dark and light tones\u2014especially on the wings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, female.\u00a0 (Cayo Santa Mar\u00eda, Cuba; February 22, 2015.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Josh Vandermeulen<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, immature.\u00a0 (Playa Larga, Matanzas, Cuba; December 6, 2016.)\u00a0 \u00a9 NigelJE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Cueva de Jabali, Cayo Coco, Ciego de \u00c1vila, Cuba; November 11, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Michael J. Good<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (El Pinar, Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba; April 15, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Daniele Mitchell<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Vi\u00f1ales Valley, Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba; February 11, 2015.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Josh Vandermeulen<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Cayo Coco, Ciego de \u00c1vila, Cuba; April 6, 2007.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Momma Horton<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Cayo Guillermo, Ciego de \u00c1vila, Cuba; December 6, 2014.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Dubi Shapiro<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Vi\u00f1ales, Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba; January 10, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Anders Dahl<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCuban Spindalis,\u201d S. z. pretrei<\/em>, female.\u00a0 (Cayo Coco, Ciego de \u00c1vila, Cuba; March 26, 2013.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Grace Oliver<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1ZDYYNjoOoU\/VcdiRSI5OMI\/AAAAAAAAEyg\/wvJbAXAgenU\/s1600\/DSC_9920.jpg\")
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