Saint Lucia black finch

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Saint Lucia black finch
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Melanospiza
Species:
M. richardsoni
Binomial name
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 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]

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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.