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The endangered São Tomé Grosbeak Neospiza concolor is the world's largest canary
Author(s) -
Melo Martim,
Stervander Martin,
Hansson Bengt,
Jones Peter J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/ibi.12466
Subject(s) - zoology , clade , biology , endangered species , genus , population , geography , ecology , phylogenetic tree , demography , habitat , biochemistry , sociology , gene
The São Tomé Grosbeak Neospiza concolor , endemic to the island of São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea), is one of the least known birds in the world. Formerly considered to be an aberrant weaver (Ploceidae), it is currently placed in a monotypic genus within the true finches (Fringillidae). Phylogenetic inference based on mitochondrial and nuclear sequences confidently identifies N. concolor as an Old World finch (Fringillidae: Carduelinae) within the Crithagra seedeater/canary clade. The São Tomé Grosbeak is therefore the world's largest canary, 50% heavier than the next largest species, and it co‐occurs with a population of its sister species, the Príncipe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea .