St. Lucia Black Finch

Melanospiza richardsoni

Endangered · IUCN Red List

ENEndangeredEndemicOmnivoreForestDomed nestSmall · 21 g

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The Saint Lucia black finch is a small (13–14 cm; 18–23 g) brown or black finch-like bird with a strong black bill. The male is all black with pink legs, the female is brown above with a contrasting grey crown and beige underparts. Juveniles are similar to the females. The similar lesser Antillean bullfinch is larger but has a smaller bill and lacks the pink on the legs. The call is a somewhat bananaquit-like but rough "tick-zwee-swisiwis-you", with emphasis on the second and last notes.

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When to see the St. Lucia Black Finch

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the St. Lucia Black Finch

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the St. Lucia Black Finch

The Saint Lucia black finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Saint Lucia, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and plantations.

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