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Birdsong field guide

Jamaican Spindalis

Spindalis nigricephala

The Jamaican Spindalis is a robust, brightly colored passerine endemic to Jamaica, characterized by its striking facial stripes and marked sexual dimorphism.

What it sounds like

A high-pitched, thin, and sibilant 'tsee' or 'seee' note, and a soft, rapid warbling song.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Bobby Wilcox · JamaicaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is the largest of the four species in the genus Spindalis, all of which were formerly classified as a single species called the Stripe-headed Tanager.
The male features a bold black-and-white striped head with a rich orange-yellow breast, while the female is a much duller olive-grey.
This species is a versatile feeder, consuming a diet of berries, nectar, flower buds, and occasionally small insects.
They are known to engage in altitudinal migration, moving between different elevations to track the seasonal ripening of various fruit trees.
During the breeding season, they build cup-shaped nests frequently hidden within clumps of parasitic mistletoe for protection.

Habitat

Montane forests, wet limestone woodlands, and occasionally lowland gardens or coastal scrub.

Range

Endemic to the island of Jamaica.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Hispaniolan SpindalisSpindalis dominicensis Puerto Rican SpindalisSpindalis portoricensis Puerto Rican SpindalisSpindalis portoricensis Western SpindalisSpindalis zena

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