Nesospiza
| Nesospiza | |
|---|---|
| |
| Inaccessible Island Finch (Nesospiza acunhae) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Nesospiza Cabanis, 1873 |
| Type species | |
| Nesospiza acunhae Cabanis, 1873 | |
| Species | |
|
See text | |
Nesospiza is a genus of seed-eating birds in the tanager family Thraupidae found on the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Nesospiza was introduced in 1873 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the Inaccessible Island finch as the type species.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek nēsos meaning "island" (i.e. Tristan da Cunha) with spiza meaning "finch".[3] The genus now contains three species.[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nesospiza acunhae | Inaccessible Island finch | Tristan da Cunha archipelago |
 |
Nesospiza questi | Nightingale Island finch | Nightingale Island of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago |
| Nesospiza wilkinsi | Wilkins's finch | Tristan da Cunha archipelago |
References
- ^ Cabanis, Jean (1873). "Nesospiza acunhae nov. gen. et spec". Journal für Ornithologie (in German). 21: 154–155.
- ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 112.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 November 2020.