Order Passeriformes Higher classification Neospiza | Phylum Chordata Family Fringillidae Scientific name Neospiza concolor Rank Species | |
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Genus CrithagraSwainson, 1827 Similar Principe seedeater, Rhynchostruthus, Oriole finch, Kipengere seedeater, Somali golden‑winged grosbeak | ||
The São Tomé grosbeak (Crithagra concolor) is a large, chunky finch with a massive bill. It is endemic to the island of São Tomé.
For a long period this bird was known only from three nineteenth-century specimens. It was rediscovered in 1991. The current population is estimated at less than 50. The main threat is habitat destruction.
The São Tomé grosbeak was formerly placed in the genus Neospiza but was assigned to the genus Crithagra based on a phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences.
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