Geospiza difficilis

Geospiza difficilis ♀, Genovesa Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

Geospiza difficilis — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Passeroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Passeroidea

Familia: Thraupidae
Genus: Geospiza
Species: Geospiza difficilis

Name

Geospiza difficilis Sharpe, 1888

• Type locality: Pinta Island (former Abingdon), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

References

Primary references

• Sharpe, R.B. 1888. Catalogue of the Passeriformes or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. Fringilliformes: Part III. Containing the Family Fringillidae. Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum. 12: i–xv; 1–871; pl. I–XVI. London: Taylor & Francis. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.8233Reference page.  Original description p. 12 BHL

Additional references

• Lamichhaney, S., Berglund, J., Sällman Almén, M., Maqbool, K., Grabherr, M., Martinez-Barrio, A., Promerová, M., Rubin, C.J., Wang, C., Zamani, N., Grant, B.R., Grant, P.R., Webster, M.T. & Andersson, L. 2015. Evolution of Darwin’s finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing. Nature 518: 371–375. DOI: 10.1038/nature14181 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Geospiza difficilis  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

български: Остроклюна земна чинка
català: Pinsà de les Galápagos de bec esmolat
čeština: Pěnkavka ostrozobá
Cymraeg: Pila daear pigfain
Deutsch: Spitzschnabel-Grundfink
English: Sharp-beaked ground finch
español: Pinzón de Darwin picofino
فارسی: سهره زمینی نوک‌تیز
français: Géospize à bec pointu
עברית: פרוש קרקעי חד-מקור
magyar: Hegyescsőrű földipinty
日本語: ハシボソガラパゴスフィンチ
Nederlands: Spitssnavelgrondvink
русский: Остроклювый земляной вьюрок
svenska: spetsnäbbad darwinfink

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