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==Taxonomy and species list==
==Taxonomy and species list==
The genus ''Melanospiza '' was introduced in 1897 by the American ornithologist [[Robert Ridgway]] with the [[Saint Lucia black finch]] as the [[type species]].<ref>{{ cite journal | last=Ridgway | first=Robert | author-link=Robert Ridgway | year=1897 | title=Birds of the Galapagos Archipelago | journal=Proceedings of the United States National Museum | volume=19 | pages=459-670 [466 note] | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7295356 }}</ref><ref name=paynter>{{ cite book | editor-last=Paynter | editor-first=Raymond A. Jr | year=1970 | title=Check-List of Birds of the World | volume=Volume 13 | publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology | place=Cambridge, Massachusetts | page=160 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14483395 }}</ref> The name combines the [[Ancient Greek]] ''melas '' meaning "black" and ''spiza'' meaning "finch".<ref>{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | page=248 }}</ref> Although traditionally placed with the buntings and [[New World sparrow]]s in the family [[Emberizidae]],<ref name=paynter/> [[molecular phylogenetic]] studies have shown that the genus is a member of the tanager family [[Thraupidae]] and belongs to the [[subfamily]] Coerebinae which also contains [[Darwin's finches]].<ref>{{cite journal| last1=Burns | first1=K.J. | last2=Shultz | first2=A.J. | last3=Title | first3=P.O. | last4=Mason | first4=N.A. | last5=Barker | first5=F.K. | last6=Klicka | first6=J. | last7=Lanyon | first7=S.M. | last8=Lovette | first8=I.J. | year=2014 | title=Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds | journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution| volume=75| pages=41–77 | doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.006 }}</ref>
The genus ''Melanospiza '' was introduced in 1897 by the American ornithologist [[Robert Ridgway]] with the [[Saint Lucia black finch]] as the [[type species]].<ref>{{ cite journal | last=Ridgway | first=Robert | author-link=Robert Ridgway | year=1897 | title=Birds of the Galapagos Archipelago | journal=Proceedings of the United States National Museum | volume=19 | issue=1116 | pages=459-670 [466 note] | doi=10.5479/si.00963801.19-1116.459 | s2cid=84705983 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7295356 | hdl=2027/mdp.39015068571168 | hdl-access=free }}</ref><ref name=paynter>{{ cite book | editor-last=Paynter | editor-first=Raymond A. Jr | year=1970 | title=Check-List of Birds of the World | volume=13 | publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology | place=Cambridge, Massachusetts | page=160 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14483395 }}</ref> The name combines the [[Ancient Greek]] ''melas '' meaning "black" and ''spiza'' meaning "finch".<ref>{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | page=248 }}</ref> Although traditionally placed with the buntings and [[New World sparrow]]s in the family [[Emberizidae]],<ref name=paynter/> [[molecular phylogenetic]] studies have shown that the genus is a member of the tanager family [[Thraupidae]] and belongs to the [[subfamily]] Coerebinae which also contains [[Darwin's finches]].<ref>{{cite journal| last1=Burns | first1=K.J. | last2=Shultz | first2=A.J. | last3=Title | first3=P.O. | last4=Mason | first4=N.A. | last5=Barker | first5=F.K. | last6=Klicka | first6=J. | last7=Lanyon | first7=S.M. | last8=Lovette | first8=I.J. | year=2014 | title=Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds | journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution| volume=75| pages=41–77 | doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.006 | pmid=24583021 | url=https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3613&context=biosci_pubs }}</ref>


The genus contains the following two species:<ref name=ioc>{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | year=2020 | title=Tanagers and allies | work=World Bird List Version 10.2 | url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/tanagers/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | accessdate=25 July 2020 }}</ref>
The genus contains the following two species:<ref name=ioc>{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | year=2020 | title=Tanagers and allies | work=World Bird List Version 10.2 | url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/tanagers/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | accessdate=25 July 2020 }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 05:14, 19 February 2024

Melanospiza
Black-faced grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Melanospiza
Ridgway, 1897
Type species
Loxigilla richardsoni
Cory, 1886

Melanospiza is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Taxonomy and species list[edit]

The genus Melanospiza was introduced in 1897 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway with the Saint Lucia black finch as the type species.[1][2] The name combines the Ancient Greek melas meaning "black" and spiza meaning "finch".[3] Although traditionally placed with the buntings and New World sparrows in the family Emberizidae,[2] molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that the genus is a member of the tanager family Thraupidae and belongs to the subfamily Coerebinae which also contains Darwin's finches.[4]

The genus contains the following two species:[5]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Melanospiza richardsoni Saint Lucia black finch Saint Lucia
Melanospiza bicolor Black-faced grassquit West Indies, northern coasts of Colombia and Venezuela

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ridgway, Robert (1897). "Birds of the Galapagos Archipelago". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 19 (1116): 459-670 [466 note]. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.19-1116.459. hdl:2027/mdp.39015068571168. S2CID 84705983.
  2. ^ a b Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 160.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. ^ Burns, K.J.; Shultz, A.J.; Title, P.O.; Mason, N.A.; Barker, F.K.; Klicka, J.; Lanyon, S.M.; Lovette, I.J. (2014). "Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 75: 41–77. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.006. PMID 24583021.
  5. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2020). "Tanagers and allies". World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 July 2020.


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