Cuban solitaire

Cuban solitaire
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Myadestes
Species: M. elisabeth
Binomial name
Myadestes elisabeth
(Lembeye, 1850)

The Cuban solitaire (Myadestes elisabeth), also known as the Cuban nightingale, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Cuba.

Its natural habitat is montane moist forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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