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The rediscovery of the São Tomè Grosbeak Neospiza concolor in south-western São Tomé

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Dave E. Sergeant ,
Tom Gullick ,
Don A. Turner  and
J. C. (Ian) Sinclair
Dave E. Sergeant
Affiliation:
34, Pine Walk, Weybourne, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 7HJ, U.K
Tom Gullick
Affiliation:
India Aha, Infantes, Ciudad Real, Spain
Don A. Turner
Affiliation:
P.O. Box 48019, Nairobi, Kenya
J. C. (Ian) Sinclair
Affiliation:
6 Lady Bruce Place, Roseglen, 4091 South Africa
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The São Tomè Grosbeak Neospiza concolor, previously known from three nineteenth century specimens from the southern part of São Tomè, was rediscovered in August 1991, when two birds were seen in a small clearing above the Rio Xufexufe in the remote forests in the south-west of the island.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , June 1992 , pp. 157 - 159
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1992

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