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title: "Lesser Antillean Bullfinch"
description: "Loxigilla noctis — Birds. The Lesser Antillean bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lesser-antillean-bullfinch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Antillean Bullfinch

> Loxigilla noctis — Birds. The Lesser Antillean bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies.

- Scientific name: *Loxigilla noctis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2379
- Wikidata: [Q1587899](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1587899)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10019](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10019)

## Names

- en: Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
- de: Rotkehl-Gimpeltangare
- es: Semillero gorjirrojo
- fr: Pèrenoir rougegorge
- nl: Antillendikbekje
- pl: Ziębołuszcz rdzawobrody

## Countries with the most observations

MQ (559), LC (485), GP (388), AG (213), DM (158), KN (92), VI (88), GD (56), BL (21), MF (15), SX (13), MS (11)

## Summary

The Lesser Antillean bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found along the Lesser Antilles island chain from the Virgin Islands to Grenada.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antillean_bullfinch

## Photo

![Lesser Antillean Bullfinch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-antillean-bullfinch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34734780

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-antillean-bullfinch?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).