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Sao Tome Canary

Crithagra concolor (Bocage, JVB 1888)

The São Tomé grosbeak is the largest member of the canary genus Crithagra, 50% heavier than the next largest canary species, and possesses a massive bill for a member of that genus. It is endemic to the island of São Tomé. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   Crithagra
Scientific:
  Crithagra concolor


Original description

Citation:
  (Bocage, JVB 1888)

Reference:
   J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa (1), 12 p.229[sic]

Protonym:
  Amblyospiza concolor

Type locality:
  Angolares, Sao Tome.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  580126428C4385D8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-58012642

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/58012642


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 997814


CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Crithagra concolor: São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea)
English:
Sao Tome Canary
Catalan:
durbec de São Tomé
Czech:
hnědák ostrovní
Danish:
São Tomé-sisken
German:
Einfarbgirlitz
Spanish:
Picogordo de Santo Tomé
Spanish (Spain):
Picogordo de Santo Tomé
Finnish:
sãotoménhemppo
French:
Serin de Sao Tomé
Croatian:
smeđi batokljun
Hungarian:
vastagcsőrű pinty
Italian:
Beccogrosso di São Tomé
Japanese (romaji):
santomemashiko
Japanese:
サントメマシコ
Lithuanian:
Vienspalvis kikilis
Dutch:
São-Tomékanarie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Saotomefink
Norwegian:
Saotomefink
Polish:
afrokulczyk olbrzymi
Portuguese:
Bico-grosso-de-são-tomé
Portuguese (Portugal):
canário-de-são-tomé
Russian:
Сантомейский канареечник
Slovak:
kanárik vrzlík
Serbian:
Džinovski kanarinac sa ostrva Sao Tome
Swedish:
stenknäcksiska
Ukrainian:
Армілка сан-томейська
Chinese:
圣多美蜡嘴雀
Chinese (Traditional):
聖多美臘嘴雀1900滅絕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Sao Tome Canary ( Crithagra concolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Sao Tome Canary ( Crithagra concolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Sao Tome Canary ( Crithagra concolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Sao Tome Canary ( Neospiza concolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Sao Tome Canary ( Neospiza concolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Sao Tome Canary ( Neospiza concolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Sao Tome Canary ( Neospiza concolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Sao Tome Canary ( Neospiza concolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Sao Tome Canary ( Neospiza concolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Sao Tome Canary ( Neospiza concolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Sao Tome Canary ( Crithagra concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Néospize de Sao Tomé ( Neospiza concolor)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Néospize de Sao Tomé ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 1st edition:
São Thomé Goldfinch ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements, version 2021:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Clements, version 2022:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Clements, version 2023:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Clements 3rd edition:
São Thomé Goldfinch ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 4th edition:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 6th edition:
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements, version 2015:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements, version 2016:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Clements, version 2017:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Clements, version 2018:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Clements, version 2019:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
eBird version 1.50:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
eBird version 1.52:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
eBird version 1.53:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
eBird version 1.54:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
eBird version 1.55:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
eBird version 2015:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
eBird version 2016:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
eBird version 2017:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
eBird version 2018:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
eBird version 2019:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
eBird version 2021:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
eBird version 2022:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
eBird version 2023:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Sao Thome Grosbeak-Weaver ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Sao Thome Grosbeak-Weaver ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
São Tomé Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
S‹o Thom‚ Goldfinch ( Neospiza concolor)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Neospiza concolor
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Neospiza concolor
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Neospiza concolor
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Sao Tome Canary ( Neospiza concolor)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Sao Tome Canary ( Neospiza concolor)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Neospiza concolor)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Sao Tome Grosbeak ( Crithagra concolor)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Neospiza concolor
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Crithagra concolor

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: durbec de São Tomé
Czech: hnědák ostrovní, Snovácek ostrovní
Danish: São Tomé-sisken
German: Einfarbgimpel, Einfarb-Gimpel, Einfarbgirlitz
English: Grosbeak Bunting, Grosbeak Weaver, S‹o Thom‚ Goldfinch, São Thomé Goldfinch, Sao Thome Grosbeak-Weaver, Sao Tome Canary, São Tomé Canary, Sao Tome Grosbeak, Sao Tomé Grosbeak, São Tomé Grosbeak, Sao Tome Grosbeak Weaver, Sao Tome Grosbeak-Weaver, Sao Tome Seedeater, St. Thomas Canary
English, HBW: Sao Tome Grosbeak
English (IOC): Sao Tome Grosbeak
English (United States): Sao Tome Grosbeak
Esperanto: Santomea dikbekulo
Spanish: Picogordo de Santo Tomé, Pinzón Tejedor de Santo Tomé
Spanish (Spain): Picogordo de Santo Tomé
Spanish (HBW): Sao Tome Grosbeak
Estonian: são tomé vint
Finnish: Saothomenhemppo, saotomenhemppo, sãotoménhemppo
French: Crithagre de Sao Tomé, Grosbec de Sao Tomé, Gros-bec de Sao Tomé, Grosbec de São Tomé, Néospize de Sao Tomé, Serin de Sao Tomé, Serin unicolore
Croatian: smeđi batokljun
Hungarian: vastagcsőrű pinty
Italian: Beccogrosso di Sao Tomè, Beccogrosso di São Tomé, Tessitore beccogrosso di São Tomè
Japanese (romaji): santomemashiko
Japanese: サントメマシコ
Scientific: Amblyospyza [sic] concolor, Amblyospyza concolor, Crithagra concolor, Neospiza concolor
Lithuanian: Vienspalvis kikilis
Dutch: Sao Tomé-kanarie, São-Tomékanarie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Saotomefink
Norwegian: Saotomefink, Saotoméfink
Polish: afrokulczyk olbrzymi, tegodziób, tęgodziób
Portuguese: Bico-grosso-de-são-tomé
Portuguese (Portugal): canário-de-são-tomé
Russian: Одноцветный вьюрок, Сантомейский зерноед, Сантомейский канареечник
Slovak: kanárik vrzlík, vrzlík lesný
Serbian: Džinovski kanarinac sa ostrva Sao Tome
Swedish: São Tomésiska, stenknäcksiska
Turkish: Sao Tome kocabaşı
Ukrainian: Армілка сан-томейська
Chinese: 圣多美蜡嘴雀
Chinese (Traditional): 聖多美臘嘴雀1900滅絕, 聖多美蠟嘴雀

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