Genovesa ground finch
| Genovesa ground finch | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Geospiza |
| Species: | G. acutirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Geospiza acutirostris (Ridgway, 1894)
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| Synonyms | |
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Geospiza difficilis acutirostris | |
The Genovesa ground finch (Geospiza acutirostris) is a small bird native to the Galápagos Islands. It was considered a subspecies of the sharp-beaked ground finch (Geospiza difficilis) endemic to Genovesa Islands.[2][3] The International Ornithologists' Union has split the species. Other taxonomic authorities still consider it conspecific.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Geospiza acutirostris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T103815404A119460158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103815404A119460158.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Grant, Peter R.; Grant, B. Rosemary & Petren, Kenneth (2000). The allopatric phase of speciation: the sharp-beaked ground finch (Geospiza difficilis) on the Galápagos islands. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 69(3): 287–317. doi:10.1006/bijl.1999.0382
- ^ Rothschild, W. and E. Hartert. (1899). A Review of the Ornithology of the Galapagos Islands. With Notes on the Webster-Harris Expedition. Novitates Zoologicae Vol. VI, No. 2, pp. 85-205, 2 plates.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Geospiza
- Endemic birds of the Galápagos Islands
- Birds described in 1894
- Taxa named by Robert Ridgway