Saint Lucia black finch
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Genus: | Melanospiza Ridgway, 1897
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Species: | M. richardsoni
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Melanospiza richardsoni (Cory, 1886)
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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 forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and plantations.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Template:IUCN
- ^ "ITIS Report: Melanospiza". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Melanospiza richardsoni: Classifications". International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2014.