| Western spindalis | |
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_male.JPG)
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| Male Spindalis zena pretrei Viñales, Cuba | |
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| Female Spindalis zena pretrei Ciego de Ávila, Cuba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Spindalidae |
| Genus: | Spindalis |
| Species: | S. zena
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| Binomial name | |
| Spindalis zena | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Fringilla zena Linnaeus, 1758 | |
_male_2.JPG)
showing feathers on back, Cuba
The western spindalis (Spindalis zena) is a songbird species. It was formerly considered conspecific with the other three species of Spindalis, with the common name stripe-headed tanager.
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Spindalis zena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22722522A137033144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22722522A137033144.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.