Melanospiza richardsoni

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea

Familia: Thraupidae
Genus: Melanospiza
Species: Melanospiza richardsoni
Name

Melanospiza richardsoni (Cory, 1886)

Type locality: mountains of St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles.

Synonyms

Loxigilla richardsoni (protonym)

References

Cory, C.B. 1886. Descriptions of new species of Birds from the West Indies. The Auk 3(3): 381–382 BHLReference page. Original description p. 382 BHL

Links

IUCN: Melanospiza richardsoni (Endangered)

Vernacular names
Cymraeg: Pila du St Lucia
English: Saint Lucia black finch
español: semillero de Santa Lucía
فارسی: سهره سیاه سنت لوسیا
français: Moisson pied-blanc
Nederlands: Sint-Luciagrondvink
svenska: saintluciagräsfink

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

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.