Saint Lucia black finch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Melanospiza
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 endemic to Saint Lucia,[1] where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and plantations.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 BirdLife International (2020). "Melanospiza richardsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22723725A180219096. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22723725A180219096.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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