Genus: Melanospiza
Description
Males of these species has blackish head and breast and pink legs.
Taxonomy
Melanospiza is a genus in the family Thraupidae.
It was formerly placed in the family Emberizidae.
This genus was originally used only for St. Lucia Black Finch but Black-faced Grassquit has recently been shown to be closely related to this species.
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| M. richardsoni | St. Lucia Black Finch | ||
| M. bicolor | Black-faced Grassquit | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC proposal where part 4 describes merging Black-faced Grassquit into the same genus as St. Lucia Black Finch
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Melanospiza. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Melanospiza
Pages in category ‘Melanospiza’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
