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
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- St. Lucia Black Finch
- Described by
- (Cory, CB, 1886)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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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