Jamaican blackbird  (Nesopsar nigerrimus)

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Glossary

  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
  • Epiphyte: a plant that uses another plant, typically a tree, for its physical support, but which does not draw nourishment from it.
  • Monogamous: Having only one mate during a breeding season, or throughout the breeding life of a pair.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (May, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=9703&m=0
  3. Wiley, R.H. and Crux, A. (1980) The Jamaican blackbird: a "natural experiment" in socioecology. In: Hecht, M.K., Steere, W.C. and Wallace, B. (Eds) Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 13.Plenum Press, New York.
  4. Institute of Jamaica – Clearing House Mechanism (May, 2006)
    http://www.jamaicachm.org.jm/Articles/pittosporum_invasion.asp
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