NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sao Tome Grosbeak
Crithagra concolor (Barboza du Bocage, 1888)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The São Tomé grosbeak (Crithagra concolor) is the largest member of the canary genus Crithagra, 50% heavier than the next largest canary species. 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 250, and it is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN.
The São Tomé grosbeak was formerly placed in the genus Neospiza (meaning "new finch") but was assigned to the genus Crithagra based on a phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences.
Wikipedia contributors, São Tomé grosbeak; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:09:30.717962+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Crithagra concolor (Barboza du Bocage, 1888)
- Name authority
- (Barboza du Bocage, 1888)
- Common name
- Sao Tome Grosbeak
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Crithagra
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae Leach, 1820
- genusCrithagra Swainson, 1827
- speciesCrithagra concolor (Barboza du Bocage, 1888)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Crithagra. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-throated CanaryCrithagra albogularis A. Smith, 1833 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis (A. Smith, 1836) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-faced CanaryCrithagra capistrata Finsch, 1870 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriata Reichenow, 1887 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides (Rüppell, 1840) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lemon-breasted CanaryCrithagra citrinipectus (Clancey & Lawson, 1960) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yemen SerinCrithagra menachensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1913) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelli (E. C. Chubb, 1908) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica (P. L. Statius Müller, 1776) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis (Reichenow, 1904) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygia Sundevall, 1850 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi (Salvadori, 1888) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Neospiza concolor (Barboza du Bocage, 1888) (Barboza du Bocage, 1888) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=997814 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6BGKV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.