Saint Lucia black finch

Saint Lucia black finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Thraupidae
Genus:Melanospiza
Ridgway, 1897
Species: M. richardsoni
Binomial name
Melanospiza richardsoni
(Cory, 1886)

The Saint Lucia black finch (Melanospiza richardsoni) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.[1] It is monotypic within the genus Melanospiza.[2] It is endemic to Saint Lucia,[1] where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and plantations.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 BirdLife International (2012). "Melanospiza richardsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "ITIS Report: Melanospiza". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Melanospiza richardsoni: Classifications". International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2014.


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