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St. Lucia Black Finch

Melanospiza richardsoni(Cory, CB, 1886)

English (US) St. Lucia Black Finch

The St. Lucia Black Finch (Melanospiza richardsoni) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: St. Lucia (Lesser Antilles)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Melanospiza richardsoni
IUCN Red List
Endangered
English (US)
St. Lucia Black Finch
Described by
(Cory, CB, 1886)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Loxigilla richardsoni
Described by
(Cory, CB, 1886)
Type locality
mountains of St. Lucia.
Original description
The Auk 3, no.3 p.382

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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