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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 Dan Haas<\/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 in the central Bahamas, but becomes scarce or local southward.\u00a0 Easy to find throughout the dry woodlands of Andros Island: e.g., at Maiden Hair Coppice and Blue Hole National Park.\u00a0 Can also be found in parks and gardens in Nassau.<\/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 \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Spindalis zena zena<\/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 the central and southern Bahamas and Turks & Caicos<\/strong>, north to the Berry Islands and Castaway Cay (west of Abaco). \u00a0Locally common in woodlands, especially on Andros.<\/p> More prone to wandering than other spindalises, likely due to the fact that it breeds on many small islands and therefore is adapted to dispersing over water.\u00a0 Occurs roughly annually in southern Florida, where it has bred.<\/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 distinctive but very similar to the other Bahaman spindalis, \u201cDark-backed,\u201d which overlaps with it on a limited basis.\u00a0 \u201cBlack-backed\u201d has an all-black back that is bordered by chestnut on the nape and the rump.<\/p> Male\u00a0\u201cBlack-backed\u201d is highly variable in the coloration of the breast.\u00a0 Most individuals have a dark chestnut or blackish bib surrounded by progressively paler shades of orange, but many individuals have a much paler bib and breast, and many occupy the spectrum between the extremes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Gulfstream Shores, Key Largo, Florida; May 5, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Tom Johnson<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Markham Park, Sunrise, Florida; February 29, 2016.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Tammy McQuade<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Maiden Hair Coppice, North Andros, Bahamas; May 21, 2016.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Andrew Spencer<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Central Andros National Park, Bahamas; November 23, 2012.)\u00a0 \u00a9 John H. Boyd III<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t First-year males are easily confused with \u201cDark-backed Spindalis,\u201d as their backs are mottled olive and black.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. townsendi<\/em>, first-year male.\u00a0 (Markham Park, Sunrise, Florida; January 7, 2016.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Bill Hill<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Female and immature are also unique within their range, but less distinctive,\u00a0plain olive-brown above, with a muted version of the male\u2019s head pattern, and pale, faintly streaked underparts.\u00a0\u00a0May be indistinguishable from female\u00a0and immature \u201cDark-backed.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, female.\u00a0 (New Providence, Bahamas; February 21, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Corey Finger<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, immature male molting into adult plumage.\u00a0 (Central Eleuthera, Bahamas; August 10, 2018.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Will Johnson<\/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 \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Blue Holes National Park, North Andros, Bahamas; April 25, 2018.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Kathryn Cowdery<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (New Providence, Bahamas; February 21, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Corey Finger<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Blue Holes National Park, North Andros, Bahamas; March 19, 2018.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Stuart White<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Mount Pleasant Lodge, Central Andros, Bahamas; December 9, 2015.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Michael Bolte<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Maiden Hair Coppice, North Andros, Bahamas; May 21, 2016.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Andrew Spencer<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Long Pine Key Campground, Everglades National Park, Florida; July 15, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 David McQuade<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBlack-backed Spindalis,\u201d S. z. zena<\/em>, female.\u00a0 (New Providence, Bahamas; February 14, 2014.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Paul Lewis<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/BbSpindalis1-1-e1544893404828.jpg\")
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